In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 149 and the reason why you are receiving it
COBOL Error Code :
149
Reason for this Error in COBOL
Wrong open mode or access mode for rewrite/delete (Recoverable) -You are trying to do a REWRITE or a DELETE on a file that you have not opened for I-O, or which is not open at all. -Close the file and reopen for I-O. However, as this error implies that your program logic contains a mistake, you might want to close any open files, execute a STOP RUN statement and then recode.