JCL to compile and link Easytrieve program does not replace load module output issuing message IEW2626S

Products

• Easytrieve Report Generator

Issue/Introduction

Running Easytrieve program EZTPA00 to compile and  IEWL to link. If the output load from the link exists it is not replaced.

IEW2626S 4422 DUPLICATE MEMBER TESTPGM IN LIBRARY.   

This is a sample of the JCL used:

//stepname  EXEC PGM=EZTPA00,REGION=4M                                
//STEPLIB   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.ezt.product.loadlib                  
//EZTVFM    DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(4096,(100,100))                      
//SYSPRINT  DD SYSOUT=A                                               
//SYSLIN        DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(400,(100,50)),DISP=(,PASS),      
//          DSN=&&SYSLIN                                              
//SYSIN     DD *                                                      
PARM LINK(TESTPGM)                                       
...<easy> source statements...                                        
//LKED      EXEC PGM=IEWL                                             
//SYSPRINT  DD SYSOUT=A                                               
//SYSLIN        DD DSN=&&SYSLIN,DISP=(OLD,DELETE)                     
//SYSLIB        DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.ezt.product.loadlib              
//SYSLMOD   DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.ezt.application.loadlib              
//SYSUT1        DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,(1,5))                       

Cause

The Easytrieve program EZTPA00 will compile the Easytrieve source producing an object. The Easytrieve PARM LINK will add the link command NAME TESTPGM to the beginning of the OBJECT. This is used in the link step to indicate the linked program name. This is the member name that is used to store the linked program. To replace the linked program the LINK command NAME TESTPGM(R) is required. The (R) tells the link program to replace the load member.

Resolution

The simplest way to resolve this is to change PARM LINK(TESTPGM) to PARM LINK(TESTPGM R). This tells Easytrieve to change the link command to NAME TESTPGM(R).

The other way to change this is to remove the PARM LINK(TESTPGM) from the Easytrieve compile step. Then change the link step as follows:

//LINK     EXEC PGM=IEWL,PARM='LET,LIST,MAP'        
...                                                 
//SYSLIN   DD  DISP=SHR,DSN=&&SYSLIN
//         DD *                                     
NAME TESTPGM(R)                                     
/*  

This change will add the link command to the bottom of the OBJECT.