In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 161 and the reason why you are receiving it
COBOL Error Code :
161
Reason for this Error in COBOL
Illegal intermediate code (Fatal) -The intermediate code which is currently being processed is not valid code. You are probably trying to execute a corrupted file or one which has not been submitted to your COBOL system successfully. -You should resubmit your source program to your COBOL system, to try to obtain uncorrupted intermediate code.