# response code 61 subcode 2 on a L3

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-on-Mainframes, Adabas-Basics-on-Mainframes\
**Created:** [March 29, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877 "2017-03-29T13:39:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![darren\_michaels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@darren\_michaels](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/darren_michaels)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/1 "2017-03-29T13:39:22Z")

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hi,  
anyone know what the above problem is?

response code 61 relates to a S8 but im issuing a L3 and subcode 2 is not on any documentation I can find online

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/2 "2017-03-29T13:47:50Z")

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Is this a Natural program? If so, could you post the READ LOGICAL?

If this is a direct call, could we see the control block and the buffers.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/3 "2017-03-29T13:58:36Z")

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Subcode 2 indicates an invalid value operator in the search buffer.

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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Zbrog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/ralph_zbrog/32/78_2.png) [@Ralph\_Zbrog](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ralph_Zbrog)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2017, 6:57pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/4 "2017-03-29T18:57:06Z")

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Darren,

Look in Messages and Codes → Adabas Response Codes → Response 61  
[http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada834mfr/adamf/messages/nucresp.htm#Response\_61](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada834mfr/adamf/messages/nucresp.htm#Response_61)

If you meant Open Systems instead of mainframe  
Messages and Codes → Nucleus Response Codes → Response 61  
[http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada65luw/messages/nuccodes.htm#RESPONSE\_61](http://techcommunity.softwareag.com/ecosystem/documentation/adabas/ada65luw/messages/nuccodes.htm#RESPONSE_61)

Or enter “? 3061” on the Natural command line.

In your READ statement check that the starting/ending values match the format (alpha or numeric) of the descriptor.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/5 "2017-04-01T17:43:52Z")

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Darren;

It has been awhile since your posting, so I assume you have reconciled your problem.

What was the source of the problem, and how did you resolve it?

Sharing with the community means that someone else who has the same (or similar) problem can easily find the answer already posted.

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**Author:** ![darren\_michaels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@darren\_michaels](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/darren_michaels)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 11:34am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/6 "2017-04-03T11:34:41Z")

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the problem was as mentioned above "Subcode 2 indicates an invalid value operator in the search buffer. " and has been added to recent version of adabas.

I think the problem was i was performing a L3 logical read but had more than 1 field in the search buffer

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/response-code-61-subcode-2-on-a-l3/193877/7 "2021-04-02T15:38:10Z")

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