COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs

Compiler Diagnostic Messages

HP COBOL Manual for TNS and TNS/R Programs—522555-006

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Warning Message Format

For the COBOL85 compiler, a warning message has this format:

** Warning message-number ** message-text

For the NMCOBOL compiler, a warning message has this format:

*** Warning:

--> message-text [Warning message-number]

The brackets are part of the message, not indicators that the bracketed material is

optional.

Error Message Format

For the COBOL85 compiler, an error message has this format:

** Error ** message-number ** message-text

For the NMCOBOL compiler, an error message has this format:

*** Error:

--> message-text [Error message-number]

The brackets are part of the message, not indicators that the bracketed material is

optional.

Failure Message Format

For the COBOL85 compiler, a failure message has this format:

** Failure ** message-number ** message-text

For the NMCOBOL compiler, a failure message has this format:

*** Failure:

--> message-text [Failure message-number]

The brackets are part of the message, not indicators that the bracketed material is

optional.