Date:         Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:53:46 +0000
Reply-To:     sashole@bellsouth.net
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Paul Dorfman <paul_dorfman@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: JCL Return Code CC=0004
Comments: To: shiling99@YAHOO.COM
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>From: shiling zhang <shiling99@YAHOO.COM>
>
>I have 6 SAS pgms that run on mainframe/TSO. The 6 SAS programs are
>basicly same thing and differ in CLASS and MODEL stetments in PROC
>GLM. All programs run fine under V6.09. But 4 of them have JCL Return
>Code CC=0004 instead of CC=0000 under V8.1.

Shiling,

Usually, RC=4 is nothing to worry about.

>More interesting are that
>there is no ERROR in SAS logs and all results are matched with those
>under V6.09.

An error would set it higher than RC=4. Were there any warnings? But even in
their absence, SAS sometimes sets RC=4 internally, even though everything
looks clean (see below).

>BTW all programs run fine on both PC and UNIX platform.

So they did on MVS, only RC was set to 4 causing the uneasiness on part of

>The system guys are uncomfortable with JCL Return Code CC=0004. The
>problem seem system specific and program specific.

Tell the system guys to take valerian root drops. They know full well that
RC=4 is an acceptable return code, and you do not have to tie yourself in a
seaknot over their hypersensitive feelings.

>The question is
>
>Is there any way to allocate memsize on MAINFRAME when it kick off a
>SAS job instead of using the default one(see log for default size
>below)?

First, yes. You can do it at invocation in JCL as OPTIONS='MEMSIZE=0' or at
the top of the program itself as

Option memsize=0 ;

Note that I suggested memsize=0. Under v6.09, it is a common thing to do
because it allows SAS to use its own mechanism of grabbing memory
circumventing the value of REGION set in JCL and as a result - the
safeguards associated with it. Harking back to your first question, running
memory-intensive stuff (which you seem to be doing) can cause SAS to
activate this mechanism (system programmers hate it vehemently) and actually
set RC=4. In V8, the way SAS handles memory was changed, so that memsize=0
can only grab  as much memory as the REGION value allows - a prudent
decision on part of SAS and much easier on the system personnel.

Kind regards,
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Paul M. Dorfman
Jacksonville, FL
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