dataset write error

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dnat
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dataset write error

Post by dnat »

HI,

I am getting the following error while running the job

main_program: Incomplete read of header from descriptor file /work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds: expected 56, got 5

main_program: Error reading ORCHESTRATE File Dataset descriptor for '/work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds'.

/work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds: Data set initialization for "/work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds": Output-file data set open failure: /work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds.

Any idea how to resolve this..
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Re: dataset write error

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dnat wrote:HI,

I am getting the following error while running the job

main_program: Incomplete read of header from descriptor file /work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds: expected 56, got 5

main_program: Error reading ORCHESTRATE File Dataset descriptor for '/work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds'.

/work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds: Data set initialization for "/work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds": Output-file data set open failure: /work/DAR/data_wrk/a.ds.

Any idea how to resolve this..
First check the existance of data set.
Then confirm your access rights to the data set
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Post by dnat »

hi,

the dataset does not exist

We are able to run other jobs and created dataset in the same location.
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Post by chulett »

It looks to be having problems with the descriptor file rather than the data sets themselves. Is your ".ds" file accessable and complete?
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