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Micro Focus Visual COBOL 2.3 Update 1 for Eclipse (UNIX) > General Reference > Error Messages > Syntax Checking Error Messages > COBCH1801 - COBCH1900 > COBCH1801 - COBCH1820 > COBCH1803 USAGE BINARY Length specifier cannot be less than 1 or greater than 16

COBCH1803 USAGE BINARY Length specifier cannot be less than 1 or greater than 16

A data item declared as USAGE BINARY that contains a length specifier has specified an incorrect value.

Correct the declaration to fall within the permitted bounds. 

01 valid-item   pic 9(4) USAGE BINARY(3)
01 invalid-item pic 9(4) USAGE BINARY(17)
Parent topic: COBCH1801 - COBCH1820
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The USAGE Clause
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