In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 005 and the reason why you are receiving it
COBOL Error Code :
005
Reason for this Error in COBOL
Illegal device specification (Recoverable) -Devices to which your COBOL program can write are defined by the operating system. You have tried to write to a device that is not defined by your system. -Try the operation again using a device name that your system recognizes.