COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)
230 (Error)
Message source item not simple alphanumeric, has improper size, or not
word-aligned
Cause
The MESSAGE SOURCE clause references an object about which one of these is true:
• It is not a fixed-size alphanumeric data item.
• It is a table item.
• It has fewer than 32 character positions.
• It begins on an odd-character boundary within a record.
231 (Error)
Error code item not found
Cause
The ERROR CODE references an undefined name.
232 (Error)
Error code item not simple unsigned integer
Cause
The ERROR CODE clause references either an object that is not an unsigned integer data item
or an object that is a table or special register.
233 (Warning or Error)
Permitted value exceeds data item size
Cause
Warning: One of:
• The maximum value assignable to the data item referenced in the DEPENDING phrase of
an OCCURS clause is less than the maximum occurrence number of the table.
• The maximum value assignable to the data item referenced in the DEPENDING phrase of
a RECORD clause is less than the maximum record size.
Error: One of:
• The maximum value assignable to the POINTER operand in a STRING statement is less than
or equal to the size of the receiving operand.
• The maximum value assignable to the POINTER operand in an UNSTRING statement is less
than or equal to the size of the sending operand.
234 (Error)
No sort-merge file name in SAME SORT clause
Cause
None of the file names in the SAME SORT AREA clause identifies a sort-merge file.
235 (Error)
Too many external objects
Cause
The program defines more external objects (files and records) than the compiler can allocate.
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