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  Message:      RT042
 
  Text:         Attempt to write on broken pipe
 
  Severity:     Recoverable
 
  Explanation:  Your program has created a process as a result of a
                DD_ logical file-name mapping assignment (for example,
                the process may be a line printer spooler).  The
                process was not created properly, or has died
                prematurely.  This error occurs when your program
                attempts to write to the process.
 
  Resolution:   You can trap the error status returned by the write
                operation, then open the file again.
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