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MrBlurry
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I'm trying to join two tables based on values in one field that is the same on both. However, when I try to execute my FOCEXEC, I get the following errors:

(FOC1040) JOIN 'TO' FIELD IS NOT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE KEY.

(FOC1006) THE DDNAME REQUESTED IS NOT ALLOCATED OR DLBL'ED: SWFILE/OPEN ERROR CODE 128

I'm running on VM/CMS, using VSAM files on an MVS/TSO system.

Can anyone tell me what causes this type of error? Thanks so much in advance!
 
Posts: 9 | Registered: April 02, 2007Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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The command ? 1040

gives you

An error occurred when joining the file allocated to the specified ddname. The fieldname identified was used in a JOIN command and it is not a key field, alternate index or its initial subset.

Does that help?


Francis


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GinnyJakes
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Francis is correct. When you are joining to a VSAM file, you must join TO the primary key or an initial subset of the primary key. That means that the field you are joining to must always start in column 1.

That is not a restriction for the join from field.


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