RE: Multiple Reports in One Spooled File

Karen,

Initially, the program ended with EXIT PROGRAM, falling through to STOP RUN
in case it was "the top level program of the run unit."  The quote is from a
program comment.  I then replaced EXIT PROGRAM with GOBACK, but it didn't
change anything.  I think GOBACK is equivalent to EXIT PROGRAM, followed by
STOP RUN, so I'm not surprised.

>From the research I've done, I think Jon Paris has the right approach.
(Thanks Jon!) The term "COBOL run unit" as it applies to OPM COBOL seems
relevant here.  The current job flow pertaining to the call level is:
CLP
loop: CALL COBOL
      Return to CLP
      If more processing, continue loop
end loop
CLP ENDPGM

The first interation of the COBOL program opens the printer file, produces a
report, and doesn't close the printer file.  Subsequent iterations in the
loop produce reports and don't open or close the printer file.  After the
last iteration in the loop, the COBOL program is called one last time and
only closes the printer file.

I believe what's happening is that when the COBOL program ends after the
first iteration, the printer file is closed anyway because it's the end of
the COBOL run unit.  I thus received the MCH3601 error on the subsequent
iteration.  I believe if I didn't let the first iteration of the COBOL
program end, then the files would remain open.  So I could make the COBOL
program recursive, i.e. the loop would occur from within the COBOL program
rather than the CLP.

Jon suggested a COBOL stub program that would simply call the CLP.  I gather
that if the printer file is opened in a subsequent program in the run unit,
as long as the run unit doesn't end (i.e. the stub program), then the file
will remain open -- unless the file is explicitly closed.  So that's another
alternative.

Do you use another approach to handle this in OPM?  Sorry for the length of
this, but I figure it I misunderstood anything, some kind person would
correct me.  <g>

- Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Karen L
Hodge/MIS/Genesys
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 7:17 AM
To: COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400
Subject: RE: [COBOL400-L] Multiple Reports in One Spooled File


   Re:I did this, but received an MCH3601=rror when the program
   was called with the parameter set to not-first-t=me.  The error was on
   an
   initialize statement of the printer file =ecord 01 level after the FD.

   How are=ou ending the COBOL program?
   How you end it would determine whe=her the printer file is closed upon
   exiting the program or kept open.
   <=R>
   Thank you,

   Karen Hodge
   Senior System Analyst
   Genesys He=lth System
   1000 Healthpark Blvd, Grand Blanc, Mi 48439
   Office 810.60=.5180, Fax 810.606.7204
   khodge@xxxxxxxxxxx
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   Date: 03/18/2005 06:25PM
   Subject: RE: [COBOL400-L] Multiple Repor=s in One Spooled File

   Thanks, Karen=  I did this, but received an MCH3601 error when the
   program
   was c=lled with the parameter set to not-first-time.  The error was on
   an<B=>initialize statement of the printer file record 01 level after the
   FD.<BR=Apparently, the printer file was closed, even though the program
   didn't<BR=explicitly do it.  I'll have to put the program into debug and
   see if= can
   figure out how the printer file is getting closed.

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   -----Original Message-----
   From= cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
   [mailto:cobol400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On=ehalf Of Karen L
   Hodge/MIS/Genesys
   Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 1:4= PM
   To: COBOL Programming on the iSeries/AS400
   Subject: RE: [COBOL40=-L] Multiple Reports in One Spooled File

   I have=sed this same type of logic to accomplish the same thing (adding
   to
   a =pool file) using
   'regular' COBOL.
   Doesn't have to be ILE.
   Just pa=s the first-time, not-first-time and end switch as a parm in the
   CL
   and=ass it to the COBOL program.
   Then condition your open and close on the=witch.

   Thank you,

   Karen Hodge
   Senior System Analyst<=R>Genesys Health System
   1000 Healthpark Blvd, Grand Blanc, Mi 48439
   =ffice 810.606.5180, Fax 810.606.7204
   khodge@xxxxxxxxxxx
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