COBCH0021 - COBCH0040

Lists the Syntax Checking error messages from COBCH0021 through COBCH0040.

COBCH0021 Too many qualifiers
You have used too many qualifiers when referring to a qualified data-name, procedure-name or text-name.
COBCH0022 SKIP1/2/3, EJECT and TITLE must be alone on line
Source program lines containing these words must not contain any other words.
COBCH0023 Nonnumeric literal expected
You must specify a nonnumeric literal in this context.
COBCH0024 Illegal qualifier
You have specified a qualified data-name, procedure-name, or text-name incorrectly.
COBCH0025 Qualification not permitted
You cannot qualify a data-name, procedure-name, or text-name in this context.
COBCH0026 Literal too long
The literal value you have specified is longer than the maximum literal length permitted.
COBCH0027 Number too large
You have declared a numeric value that is too large.
COBCH0028 Data item too long
You have declared a data item that is too long for the specified data-type.
COBCH0029 Not a data-name
You have specified an operand that is not a data item where a valid data item is expected. For example, you might have specified an FD-name or a condition-name instead of a data-name.
COBCH0030 Should be a group
You have specified an elementary item as the sending or receiving field in a MOVE CORRESPONDING statement.
COBCH0031 Should be elementary
You have specified the name of a group data item in a context in which an elementary item must be used.
COBCH0032 Should be unitary
You have specified a subscripted or indexed data item where one is not allowed.
COBCH0033 Should be procedure name
A procedure-name (that is, a paragraph or section-name) is expected in this context. You have probably specified a data-name.
COBCH0034 Operand operand should be numeric
A numeric value is required in this context, and you have specified a nonnumeric value.
COBCH0035 Integer required
An integer value is required in this context, and you have specified a noninteger value.
COBCH0036 Should be alphanumeric
An alphanumeric value is required in this context, and you have specified a numeric value.
COBCH0037 Should have USAGE DISPLAY
The data item should have USAGE DISPLAY.
COBCH0038 Paragraph or phrase repeated illegally
You have specified a paragraph or phrase more than once, when you might specify it only once.
COBCH0039 Too many COPY ... REPLACING statements
The program contains more than 255 COPY...REPLACING statements.
COBCH0040 Missing or illegal file name
The filename you have specified either does not conform to COBOL rules for filenames, or has not been declared in the FILE-CONTROL paragraph. This might be due to a misspelled valid filename.

Parent topic: Messages COBCH0001 to COBCH0100