The execution of the READ statement requested that a record be read even though the file was already positioned beyond the last data record in the file.
This is the end-of-file condition and might not be an error.
For a READ statement that specified namelist formatting, this also could have occurred for the following reason: For the namelist group name given in the FMT specifier on the READ statement, there was no corresponding namelist group in the input file at a point beyond where the file was already positioned. Some syntax error within the input file, such as a missing &END delimiter or a missing quote or apostrophe delimiter, might have caused the namelist group to treated as part of some other construct and thus appear as though it wasn't in the input file.
where statement is READ.
If the IOSTAT=ios specifier is present on the READ statement, ios becomes defined either with the value -1 if ios is an integer variable or with the condition token for FOR1910 if ios is a character variable of length 12. If the END=stl specifier is present on the READ statement, control passes to the label stl. If neither the END nor the IOSTAT specifier is present on the READ statement, the condition is signaled. If the condition is unhandled, the application is terminated.
Qualifying Data: Only the basic set of four qualifying data for I/O conditions as shown in Table 1. Within this basic set, statement has a value of READ, and parm_count has a value of 4.
Permissible Resume Actions:
| Name | Action Taken after Resumption |
|---|---|
| RN | The I/O operation is not completed, and execution continues. |
| RF | If the error occurred on a READ statement for sequential access to an unnamed file that is neither VSAM nor striped, the data set sequence number is increased by 1 and the next subfile is read; otherwise, execution continues. |
Ensure that the READ statement refers to the unit that you intended, that the unit is connected to the file that you intended, and that the file definition (DD statement or ALLOCATE command) or the data set name given in the FILE specifier on the OPEN statement refers to the file that you intended. Also ensure that the file was created successfully, either in a program or by some manual process such as an editor.
In addition, if the DD statement has the DISP=MOD parameter or the ALLOCATE command has the MOD parameter, the file is positioned beyond the last data record when it's first connected.
If namelist formatting is requested on the READ statement because the FMT specifier refers to the a namelist group name declared in a NAMELIST statement, ensure that the namelist group indicated by the FMT specifier is actually in the file at some point beyond the current position. (There's no attempt to read through the entire file to find the namelist group; the search is only from the current file position.) In the file, identify the namelist group with an ampersand ( & ) followed by the namelist group name with no intervening blanks. Ensure that the ampersand begins in position 2 or later, and that all positions preceding the ampersand in the record are blank.
In a namelist input file, ensure that all namelist groups, especially any that precede the one referenced by the failing READ statement, are coded in the correct format. Remember that all information must start no earlier than position 2 of the records. Pay attention to all delimiters, such as commas, equal signs, quotes, and apostrophes, to ensure that they are used as required. Also ensure that each namelist group is ended by the characters &END.
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