PM71576: FILE STATUS 39 OR 35 WHEN REIRECTING TO /DEV/NULL

COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 10 (December 2013 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 11 (June 2014 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 12 (October 2014 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 13 (October 2015 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 14 (August 2016 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 15 (August 2017 PTF) for 4.1.1
COBOL for AIX Fix Pack 16 (July 2018 PTF) for 4.1.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• This gives FS39 or FS35 using COBOL for AIX 4.1.1.n.
  No problem with version v2 or v3.
  SELECT OUT-FILE ASSIGN TO SIMPLEOUT
    ORGANIZATION IS LINE SEQUENTIAL.
  OPEN OUTPUT OUT-FILE.
  Now use this environment variable-
  $ export SIMPLEOUT=/dev/null
  $ a.out
  IWZ200S  Error detected during OPEN ...
  

Local fix

• Use a local file.
  $ export SIMPLEOUT=junk
  

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

• Solved by COBOL for AIX version 4.1.1.7.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COBOL AIX RUNTI

• Fixed component ID

  5724Z8702

Applicable component levels

• R411 PSY UK82521

     UP12/10/11 P 9999