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Permanent Error Condition with Unsuccessful Completion

If status key 1 contains "3" to indicate a permanent error condition, status key 2 can contain one of the following values to indicate the cause of that error:

"0"	(all files) Indicates that no further information is available concerning the cause of the error.
"4"	(sequential files only) Indicates a boundary violation. An attempt has been made to write beyond the externally defined boundaries of a file.
"5"	(all files) Indicates that an OPEN statement with the INPUT, I-O, or EXTEND phrase has been attempted on a non-optional file that is not present.
"7"	(all files) Indicates that an OPEN statement has been attempted on a file which does not support the open mode specified in the OPEN statement. The possible violations are: The EXTEND or OUTPUT phrase has been specified but the file does not support write operations. The I-O phrase has been specified but the file doesl not support the input and output operations that are permitted for a relative file when opened in the I-O mode. The INPUT phrase has been specified but the file does not support read operations.
"8"	(all files) Indicates that an OPEN statement has been attempted on a file previously closed with lock.
"9"	(record sequential, relative and indexed files) Indicates that a conflict has been detected between the fixed file attributes and the attributes specified for that file in the source element.