COBOL · File status code

File Status 42

What does File Status 42 mean in COBOL?

The program issued CLOSE against a file that is not currently open.

File Status 42IBM Enterprise COBOL · Micro Focus · GnuCOBOL

Condition

The program issued CLOSE against a file that is not currently open.

Fix

Check for a duplicate CLOSE statement, or a CLOSE inside error-handling logic that runs even when OPEN never succeeded.

Pending source verification. Not yet checked against official documentation.

Related file status code

File Status 00File Status 02File Status 04File Status 05
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