COBCH0041 - COBCH0060

• COBCH0041 ZERO is an invalid value for an index-name
  You cannot enter a zero value here.
• COBCH0042 Must be nonzero
  The numeric value you specify here must be nonzero.
• COBCH0043 Literal or figurative constant expected
  You must specify a literal value or a figurative constant here.
• COBCH0044 Literal expected
  You must specify a literal value here.
• COBCH0045 Operand data-name has wrong size
  The operand in this statement is the wrong length (for example, you have specified a prompt character more than one character long).
• COBCH0046 Alphabet name required
  You must specify the name of a user-defined collating sequence here.
• COBCH0047 Numeric literal or ZERO expected
  You must specify a numeric literal or the figurative constant ZERO here.
• COBCH0048 Missing or extra right parenthesis
  The number of left and right parentheses in an arithmetic expression is not the same.
• COBCH0049 Illegal use of Index-name or Index Data item
  You have used an item with USAGE INDEX in a context where it is not allowed. Click Related Topics for details of where you can use such items.
• COBCH0050 Illegal use of POINTER data item, ADDRESS OF or NULL
  You have tried to perform an illegal operation on a data item with USAGE POINTER. Alternatively, you have tried to apply the ADDRESS OF phrase to an item that is not an 01 or 77 level item in the Working-Storage or Linkage Section.
• COBCH0051 Not a report name
  You must use a report-name in this context. You have probably misspelled a valid report-name.
• COBCH0052 Only allowed with SEQUENTIAL files
  You have performed an operation that is permitted only if the file has SEQUENTIAL organization (for example, CLOSE REEL/UNIT).
• COBCH0053 Directive directive invalid or not allowed here
  You have either specified a COBOL system directive in the wrong place or specified an invalid COBOL system directive in a $SET statement in your program.
• COBCH0054 Class name required
  You have failed to define the class-name in the SPECIAL-NAMES paragraph, or you have misspelled a COBOL class-name.
• COBCH0055 Index-name set to value greater than table size
  A SET index-name TO literal statement has been used to try to set an index name to a value greater than the number in the OCCURS clause for which that index name belongs.
• COBCH0056 COPY is recursive
  One of the following:
• COBCH0057 Not a report group
  You must use a report group in this context. You have probably misspelled a valid report group-name.
• COBCH0058 Not a report name or a report group
  You have specified neither a valid report-name nor a valid report group in a GENERATE statement. You have probably misspelled the report-name or the report group.
• COBCH0059 Cannot GENERATE this report name
  The report-name that you have specified should contain all of the following:
• COBCH0060 Not a detail group
  You have specified a report group that is not of TYPE DETAIL.

Parent topic: Messages COBCH0001 to COBCH0100

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