Tag: COBOL Error Messages

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 108 Failure to initialize data division (Fat

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 108 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 108 Reason for this Error in COBOL Failure to initialize data division (Fatal) -The run-time system cannot load your program properly because the data needed to correctly initialize the Data Division has become corrupted. -You should compile your program again to…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 146 No current record defined for sequential

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 146 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 146 Reason for this Error in COBOL No current record defined for sequential read (Recoverable) -The file position indicator in your file is undefined owing to a failed read/START or INVALID KEY condition. You have tried to read another record in…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 038 Disk not compatible (Fatal) -You have tr

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 038 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 038 Reason for this Error in COBOL Disk not compatible (Fatal) -You have tried to access a disk that is incompatible with the current version of your operating system. This could be because it was created under a previous version of…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 102 Sequential file with non-integral number

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 102 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 102 Reason for this Error in COBOL Sequential file with non-integral number of records (Fatal) -You have either specified an incorrect record length for a sequential file, or the sequential file you are trying to access is corrupt in some way,…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 236 Animated program has terminated unexpect

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 236 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 236 Reason for this Error in COBOL Animated program has terminated unexpectedly (Fatal) -A program you are animating has terminated without following the standard run-time system shut-down process. The termination was probably either initiated by the user or caused by a…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 021 File is a directory (Fatal) -You have tr

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 021 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 021 Reason for this Error in COBOL File is a directory (Fatal) -You have tried to WRITE to a directory instead of to a file. Alternately, the attributes are not set up correctly to allow you to access a file. That…