COBOL Runtime Error Code – 218 Malformed MULTIPLE REEL/UNIT file (Fatal

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 218 and the reason why you are receiving it

COBOL Error Code :

218

Reason for this Error in COBOL

Malformed MULTIPLE REEL/UNIT file (Fatal) -Either your file header is not correctly formatted, or you are not using a MULTIPLE REEL/UNIT file. -You should try to run your program again using a backup copy of the relevant file.