Remove the 'Msg' specification from the file equations.  Depending on how
many processes will be writing to the message file you may have to change
your file equations to:

     File MsgFile,Old;gmulti;lock;shr

Regards
Paul Christidis


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Subject: Message File
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Date:    03/25/97 04:39 AM


   OK, this may be a stupid question because I know I've done this
correctly in the past...

   I have a job which attempts the following on an empty message file:
          Build MsgFile;Rec=-80,,F,ASCII;Msg
          File MsgFile,Old;Msg;Shr
          Input Test < *MsgFile

   I attempt to write to MsgFile with:
          File MsgFile,Old;Msg;Shr
          Echo Test > *MsgFile

   Problem:  Whenever I attempt to write to the message file, I get:
          DEVICE UNAVAILABLE  (FSERR 55)
          Couldn't open output redirection file, command failed. (CIERR
9425)

   I'm unable to write to the message file as long as there is a read
hanging on the file.  Any suggestions?  I've tried various combinations
of the file equations, but none of them work as long as a read is
hanging on the file.

                        David N. Lukenbill

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Hughes Missile Systems Company, Louisville
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