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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Message List
139 (Error)
Cause. A PICTURE character-string has more than 30 characters.
140 (Error)
Cause. The PICTURE character-string does not conform to the rules of the COBOL
language, possibly for one of these reasons:
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The characters are undefined in this context.
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The characters are combined improperly.
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The character-string has unmatched parentheses.
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The character-string has no positions for data characters.
141 (Error)
Cause. The PICTURE character-string for a numeric or numeric-edited data item has
more than 18 digit positions.
142 (Error)
Cause. The PICTURE character-string has more than 134,217,726 character
positions.
143 (Error)
Cause. The PICTURE clause describes a data item with USAGE INDEX, NATIVE-2,
NATIVE-4, or NATIVE-8.
144 (Error)
Cause. A data item that is subordinate to a data structure described with a USAGE
clause is described with a USAGE clause specifying a different usage.
Picture string exceeds 30 characters
Improper picture string
Too many digit positions
Too many character positions
PICTURE clause not permitted for specified usage
Subordinate usage conflicts with group usage