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Problem Note 60209: Reading a VTOC returns "ERROR: Unable to open XXXX=PDS"
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Starting in SAS® 9.4 TS1M2, when reading a VTOC, you might get the following error:
ERROR: Member specified but file PDS(__$$DIR#) is not partitioned.
ERROR: Unable to open XXXX=PDS.
ERROR: Unable to open XXXX=PDS.
You encounter this problem when you code an INFILE statement using the same fileref that you used to access the VTOC. This problem occurs because of stale information that is left by the VTOC access method.
A workaround is to use different filerefs for VTOC access and member access.
A fix for this issue is planned for a future software release.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M2 | 9.4_M5 | 9.4 TS1M2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | ||