In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 076 and the reason why you are receiving it
COBOL Error Code :
076
Reason for this Error in COBOL
Can’t create lock file in /isam directory (Fatal) -For some reason your system is unable to create a lock file in the /isam directory. One reason for this could be that in its previous run your program terminated abnormally (perhaps due to a power failure) leaving some files locked. -You should manually remove all of the files that are still locked from the /isam directory before you can successfully run your program.