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
274 (Error)
Cause. The specified operand cannot appear in this context. (A data item with
appropriate attributes would be acceptable here. Other types of operands, such as
literals, might also be acceptable.)
275 (Error)
Cause. The data item does not have USAGE DISPLAY, as it must.
276 (Error)
Cause. Either the data item does not have USAGE DISPLAY (as it must), or it is a
numeric item with P s in its PICTURE character-string (which it must not have).
277 (Error)
Cause. One of is true about the data item:
•
It does not have USAGE DISPLAY.
•
It is an alphanumeric-edited or numeric-edited item.
•
It is described with a JUSTIFIED clause.
278 (Error)
Cause. The data item is not alphanumeric, as it must be.
279 (Error)
Cause. The data item is neither numeric nor numeric-edited, as it must be.
Expected data item
Expected display data item
Expected display data item, no Ps if numeric
Expected display data item, not edited nor justified
Expected alphanumeric data item
Expected numeric or numeric-edited data item