core_on_error

Syntax:

>>-----set core_on_error=---.-0-.-----------><
                            +-1-+
                            +-2-+
                            +-3-+

Parameters:

0	The run-time system never produces a core file on any or run-time system error. This is the default behavior of the run-time system.
1	The run-time system produces a core file when any is received that would normally produce a core file on the host system
2	The run-time system produces a core file when any run-time system error occurs. After writing out the core file the process terminates immediately.
3	The run-time system produces a snap shot core file when any run-time system error occurs. After writing out the core file the process continues as normal; for example, to display an RTS error message.

Properties:

Default:	0
IDE equivalent:	You can override the setting of this tunable using the Error handling when running programs outside of the IDE control on the Debug Options dialog box.

Comments:

You can debug core files to determine the cause of the problem if you have the appropriate dictionary (.idy) files. When a core file is produced, using core_on_error=1 or core_on_error=2, the run-time system itself cannot clean up COBOL file buffers or free system resources. This could lead to data file corruption that might not have occurred if no core file was produced.