file status 35 in COBOL

[Jagjeet Dayal]

Anyone has idea on file status 35. I checked ddname and filename it's correct.

[zum13]

For a VSAM file, this error can occur if the file is empty. If that's the case, then you need to load a dummy record into the file. This can be done programatically or you can use the REPRO statement under IDCAMS to get the record in there.

[ThorBap]

Have you considered the possibility that the file might be empty, especially if it's a VSAM file, and have you tried loading a dummy record into it?