COBOL · File status code

File Status 00

What does File Status 00 mean in COBOL?

The statement executed with no error, no boundary condition, and nothing unusual to report. This is the value your code should expect on the normal path.

File Status 00IBM Enterprise COBOL · Micro Focus · GnuCOBOL

Condition

The statement executed with no error, no boundary condition, and nothing unusual to report. This is the value your code should expect on the normal path.

Fix

No fix needed. If you are seeing this and still branching into error handling, check that your FILE STATUS comparison is testing the right condition, not just a non-zero first digit.

Pending source verification. Not yet checked against official documentation.

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