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
212 (Error)
Cause. The RELATIVE KEY clause references an object about which one of these is
true:
•
It is not an unsigned integer data item.
•
It is described with P s in its PICTURE clause.
•
It is a table or special register.
213 (Error)
Cause. The RELATIVE KEY clause for an external file references a data item that is
not external.
214 (Error)
Cause. The relative key data item for a file is defined in the file’s record description
entries.
215 (Error)
Cause. The FILE STATUS clause references an undefined name.
216 (Error)
Cause. The FILE STATUS clause references either an object that is not a fixed-size
two-character alphanumeric data item or an object that is a table or special register.
218 (Error)
Cause. The FILE STATUS clause references a data item that is defined in the File
Section.
Relative key item not simple unscaled integer
Relative key item not external
Relative key item within its file record
File status item not found
File status item not simple two character alphanumeric
File status in improper section










