Hi Bob, When working with a FOCUS database or when querying a VSAM file I used to encounter FOC198 error. FOC198 error comes with a wide range of flavors. Best way is to identify with return code. Return code of 0000 CCCC means that focus database is spanning across DASD volumes and needs to be converted into uni volume. I am sending u a list different flavors of FOC198 errors. May be u can try it out. A request to the moderator : Can you please add the IDs of my 2 colleagues Prathap and Savitha to this forum too. Their email ids are in CC. >* >Warm Regards & Have a Great Day... >B.Karthik >CBA-HLS, EDS-IndiaSc Tidel Park,Chennai >Ph 2254 9650 Ext.2302(Work) > -----Original Message----- From: focus-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:focus-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hamilton, Robert L Sent: Friday, 3 June 2005 3:22 AM To: focus-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [focus-l] Re: Any one here Twas working earlier in the afternoon. . . bobh=20 -----Original Message----- From: focus-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:focus-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Kadish Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 4:49 PM To: focus-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [focus-l] Re: Any one here check with the DBA to confirm that the table is in fact out there and populated. "Hamilton, Robert L" <roberth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Ok; GOT THIS ? 198 (FOC198) FATAL ERROR IN DATABASE I/O. FOCUS TERMINATING %1 A severe error was encountered in reading from or writing to a FOCUS database. FOCUS was unable to recover from this error, and will return to the host environment. When FOCUS was doing this: SQL DB2 SELECT STU_ID AS STU_ID , STU_NAME AS STU_NAME FROM IAPROD.SIS_STU_ATTR_TB ; TABLE FILE SQLOUT SUM STU_NAME BY STU_ID ON TABLE HOLD AS NAMES FORMAT FOCUS INDEX STU_ID END --------------------------------------------------------------- FOCUS 7.2.0S1 16.23.32 06/02/2005 RECON LINE 24 18.02 EX SQLOUT --------------------------------------------------------------- FOCUS 7.2.0S1 16.23.32 06/02/2005 SQLOUT LINE 1 18.02 TABLE FILE SQLOUT SUM STU_NAME BY STU_ID ON TABLE HOLD AS NAMES FORMAT FOCUS INDEX STU_ID END HOLDING FOCUS FILE... NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE=3D3D 944290 LINES=3D3D 944290 Maybe, This had run ok once before. . . bobh=3D20 Sanford Jay Kadish 9897 Merlin Drive East Jacksonville, FL 32257=20 Home (904) 730-2271 =20 Cell (601) 918-2320 -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: FOC198_details1.doc -- Desc: FOC198_details1.doc