Tag: COBOL Error Messages

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 226 EXTERNAL file definition inconsistent -T

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 226 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 226 Reason for this Error in COBOL EXTERNAL file definition inconsistent -Two or more programs define the same external file but with different formats. For example, maximum and minimum record lengths might be different. -Ensure that all of your programs define…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 152 REWRITE on file not opened I-O (Recovera

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 152 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 152 Reason for this Error in COBOL REWRITE on file not opened I-O (Recoverable) -You have tried a REWRITE on a file that is not open I-O. -Close the relevant file and open it for I-O operations. You should then be…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 112 Unable to locate/access the required sec

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 112 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 112 Reason for this Error in COBOL Unable to locate/access the required security key (Recoverable) -The run-time system cannot locate or cannot access the coded security key (dongle) that is required to execute this application. -Connect the security key that was…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 203 CALL parameter not supplied (Fatal) -The

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 203 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 203 Reason for this Error in COBOL CALL parameter not supplied (Fatal) -The item you are trying to access in the Linkage Section of the currently executing program has not been initialized. -Recode your program to ensure that it contains all…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 143 Rewrite/delete in sequential mode not pr

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 143 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 143 Reason for this Error in COBOL Rewrite/delete in sequential mode not preceded by successful read (Recoverable) -You have failed to do a successful read on a sequentially accessed file trying a REWRITE or DELETE on some of the information contained…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 032 Too many indexed files, or no such proce

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 032 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 032 Reason for this Error in COBOL Too many indexed files, or no such process (Recoverable) -You have tried to open an indexed file but the number of files that you currently have open is the system limit. Alternately, you could…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 070 Too many indexed files open (Recoverable

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 070 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 070 Reason for this Error in COBOL Too many indexed files open (Recoverable) -You are trying to open an indexed file but you have already exhausted the system limit which specifies how many of these files can be opened at any…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 016 Too many device files open (Recoverable)

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 016 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 016 Reason for this Error in COBOL Too many device files open (Recoverable) -You have tried to exceed the maximum number of device files which you can have open at any one time. This can be a software or an operating…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 162 Arithmetic overflow or underflow (Fatal)

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 162 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 162 Reason for this Error in COBOL Arithmetic overflow or underflow (Fatal) -You are executing a program that is trying to perform a floating-point divide by zero. -You should recode your program to avoid this illegal operation.