Tag: COBOL Error Messages

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 047 Indexed structure overflow (Fatal) -The

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 047 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 047 Reason for this Error in COBOL Indexed structure overflow (Fatal) -The structure of your indexed file contains a fault. You have probably tried to put another entry in the index when there is no room for it. Alternately, you have…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 144 Boundary violation (Recoverable) -You ha

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 144 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 144 Reason for this Error in COBOL Boundary violation (Recoverable) -You have tried to write a record to a variable length record file, the length of which is not within the defined range for that file. -Recode your program.

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 005 Illegal device specification (Recoverabl

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 005 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 005 Reason for this Error in COBOL Illegal device specification (Recoverable) -Devices to which your COBOL program can write are defined by the operating system. You have tried to write to a device that is not defined by your system. -Try…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 004 Illegal file name (Recoverable) -A filen

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 004 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 004 Reason for this Error in COBOL Illegal file name (Recoverable) -A filename contains an illegal character. This could be any character that is not part of the allowed character set or it could be the system-dependent delimiter, which on most…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 221 SORT/MERGE error: see status keys (Fatal

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 221 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 221 Reason for this Error in COBOL SORT/MERGE error: see status keys (Fatal) -You have tried a SORT/MERGE operation which has been unsuccessful for some reason. You might have had too many files open when you tried a SORT/MERGE operation, or…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 015 Too many indexed files open (Recoverable

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 015 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 015 Reason for this Error in COBOL Too many indexed files open (Recoverable) -You have tried to exceed the maximum number of indexed files which you can have open at any one time. This can be a software or an operating…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 198 Load failure (Fatal) -The system cannot

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 198 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 198 Reason for this Error in COBOL Load failure (Fatal) -The system cannot load a program, usually because of insufficient memory. Alternately your program has run out of memory during the loading or reloading of a file. This occurs more frequently…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 240 Object reference not valid (Fatal) -You

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 240 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 240 Reason for this Error in COBOL Object reference not valid (Fatal) -You have tried to use an object reference that contains an incorrect or non-existent object handle. -Ensure that the object reference uses the correct object handle, and that your…

COBOL Runtime Error Code – 065 File locked (Recoverable) -You have trie

In this post, you’ll learn about the COBOL runtime Error Code 065 and the reason why you are receiving it COBOL Error Code : 065 Reason for this Error in COBOL File locked (Recoverable) -You have tried to open a file which has already been locked, or opened for output by another user. Alternately, you have tried to lock or open for output a file…