COBOL · File status code

File Status 17

What does File Status 17 mean in COBOL?

A record involved in the operation has an invalid length, commonly zero.

File Status 17IBM Enterprise COBOL · Micro Focus · GnuCOBOL

Condition

A record involved in the operation has an invalid length, commonly zero.

Fix

Check the source of the record being written or rewritten. This often points to an uninitialized record area.

Pending source verification. Not yet checked against official documentation.

Related file status code

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