COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Cause
The compiler ran out of storage space because the nesting of SOURCE directives summoning
text that includes other SOURCE directives is too deep.
25 (Warning)
Blank continuation line
Cause
A source line marked as a continuation line (having a hyphen in the indicator area) contains
only spaces as its text.
26 (Warning)
Improper indicator character
Cause
One of:
• The character in the indicator area of a source line is not minus (-), asterisk (*), slash (/),
question mark (?), d, D, or space.
• A continuation line is part of a comment-entry in a paragraph of the Identification Division.
27 (Error)
Improper character
Cause
The character indicated is not permitted in this context. Because the character might not be
printable, its internal (octal) value is appended to the message.
28 (Error)
Text not permitted here
Cause
One of:
• A division header is followed by other text on the same source line.
• A section header is followed by other text on the same source line (other than a USE
statement).
• The DECLARATIVES or END DECLARATIVES header is followed by other text on the same
source line.
• A compiler directive that must be the last one on its line is followed by other text on the
same directive line.
29 (Error)
Missing quote character
Cause
The terminating quotation-mark character (") is missing from a nonnumeric literal.
30 (Error)
Null literal
Cause
A nonnumeric literal contains no characters (has no textual value).
1112 Compiler Diagnostic Messages