Re: MCH3601 - Pointer not set for location referenced

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a very common error that can have many different causes.  All it 
means is that the program is trying to use a variable that's not stored 
in a valid address in memory (or it's address is *NULL)

The most common cause occurs when the program tries to use a parameter 
that the caller has not passed.  (For example, if the caller passes two 
parameters, and the called program tries to refer to a 3rd parameter.)

To resolve the error, you'll need to find the exact cause and fix the 
code.  If this 3rd party program is being called from one of your 
programs, it may be that you're missing a parameter, if so you can 
probably fix it rather easily.

But, if the 3rd party program was called from another 3rd party program, 
or if the error doesn't appear to be caused by a missing parameter, then 
I'd contact the support for whomever wrote the program, tell them how to 
reproduce the problem,  and ask them to fix it.

On 3/16/2014 1:17 PM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:
> Periodically, our one 3rd party application results in a MCH3601 Pointer not set for location referenced. A pointer was used, either directly or as a basing
>                                         pointer, that has not been set to an address.
>
> What could be the cause of the MCH3601?
> What can be captured to resolve the issue?