COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.03+)

Compiler Diagnostic Messages
HP COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs—520347-003
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Message List
200 (Error)
Cause. The maximum record size for the file exceeds the block size specified by the
BLOCK CONTAINS clause.
201 (Error)
Cause. A file described with the RECORD DELIMITER clause does not have variable-
size records, as it must.
202 (Error)
Cause. A block exceeds 32,767 characters.
203 (Error)
Cause. The reference in a RECORD KEY or ALTERNATE RECORD KEY clause does
not identify a data item defined in the file’s record description entries.
204 (Error)
Cause. The object referenced in a FILE STATUS clause either is not a fixed-size
alphanumeric data item or is a table.
205 (Error)
Cause. The first character position of one record key coincides with the first character
position of another record key.
Record size exceeds block size
Fixed-size records incompatible with RECORD DELIMITER clause
Block size too large
Record key not found within file record
Record key not simple fixed-size alphanumeric item
Record key aligned with another record key