The "Message Details" topic lists the messages written by the COBOL runtime system. For each message it explains the system action and appropriate programmer responses in the following format:
message-number
message-text(*)
System action
System action or runtime system action - for example, whether or not processing is terminated.
Explanation
Explanation of the message text Response
Action to be taken by the programmer. If "System errno explanation ..."is described in the Response, refer to "intro(2)" in the main manual.
* : "$n" in the message text is a parameter indicating variable information. The parameter is replaced by a program name or file name in the actual message.
When access or file names are parameters in the message text they should be interpreted as follows:
Access names are names associated with programs and files. Each corresponds to an environment variable name. An access name is a file-identifier specified in the ASSIGN clause.
A file name is associated with the file contents. When a file-identifier constant is specified in the ASSIGN clause, it corresponds to the file-identifier constant. When a data-name is specified in the ASSIGN clause, it corresponds to the data-name contents.
If the data-name contents are not recognized, '?' is displayed.
When 'DISK' or 'PRINTER' is specified in the ASSIGN clause, it corresponds to the file name specified in the SELECT clause. The file name specified in the SELECT clause is enclosed in parentheses in a message text when displayed.
Note
The language for Runtime Error Messages is decided when the runtime environment is established.
If there are no messages in an applicable language, Runtime Error Messages are displayed in English.
