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

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Failure Message Format
A failure message has this format:
*** Failure:
--> message-text [Failure message-number]
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Message List
Messages are listed in numeric order by message number, with message type (warning, error, or
failure) noted.
0 (Failure)
Compiler logic error
Cause
The compiler’s internal consistency checks found a logic error. Please report this failure to your
service provider.
1 (Failure)
CREATE failure on work file (file-name): ddd
Cause
The compiler cannot create one of its work files. file-name is the external form of the file
name. ddd is the file management error code returned by the operating environment.
2 (Failure)
OPEN failure on xxxx file (file-name): ddd
Cause
One of:
• The compiler cannot open the file named file-name.
• The file name parameter of the CONSULT, SEARCH, LIBRARY, or ERRORFILE directive is
either absent or does not have the form of a disk file name.
The xxxx parameter is the type of compiler file (source, copy, list, or work). file-name is the
external form of the file name. ddd is the file management error code that the operating
environment returned.
3 (Failure)
Unable to use xxxx file (file-name)
Cause
The compiler cannot use the file named file-name. xxxx is the type of compiler file (source,
SEARCH, COPY, or list). file-name is the external form of the file name. Some causes of this
failure are:
• The file file-name does not exist.
• The file file-name is not a disk file.
• The file file-name is specified as the source file, but its attributes are inappropriate for
a source file (usually because the device type does support read operations).
• The file file-name is specified as a SEARCH or CONSULT file, but it is not a code 800
object file.
1108 Compiler Diagnostic Messages