Paul:
 
Try this file equation instead in both the job and the session:
 
FILE PG,OLD;DEV=DISC;GMULTI;LOCK
 
Doug.
 
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Paul H. Christidis wrote:
 
> I'm trying to design a command file that, using the echo command, will
> write to a message file some user specified parameters.   The same
message
> file is being accessed by a batch job, using the input command.
>
> When the job is *not* running my echo command works just fine, but when
the
> batch job is waiting (on an empty message file), the echo command fails
as
> follows:
>
> FILE PG=PAGERMSG.UTIL.SYS,OLD;SHR;LOCK
>
> :PAGEME 585xxxx 222 02
> status = 222 appcode = 002 jobcode = 04477
>    echo 002044770222 5850611 >*pg
> DEVICE UNAVAILABLE  (FSERR 55)
>    echo 002044770222 5850611 >*pg
> Couldn't open output redirection file, command failed. (CIERR 9425)
>
> The same file equation is being issued in batch and I have tried
different
> 'file' and 'access' options.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul H. Christidis
>
>