COBOL · File status code
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.
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.
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.