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Appendix C
File Status Values

This appendix summarizes the values that can appear in FILE STATUS data items. The entry for each statement describes specific causes for each condition.

You may receive different file status values depending upon whether you use the standard compiler option with the v3 or 85 setting. Table C-1 lists all file status values in numeric order for the default 85 setting. Table C-2 lists the corresponding file status values for the v3 and 85 settings.

For more information about the standard compiler option, on a Tru64 UNIX system, refer to the COBOL man page. On an OpenVMS system, invoke the online help for COBOL.

Table C-1 I-O File Status Values for the Default -std 85 Flag or /STANDARD =85 Qualifier Option
File
Status 		Input/Output
Statements 		File
Organization 		Access
Mode 		Meaning
00 All All All Successful
02 REWRITE
WRITE 		Ind All Created duplicate alternate key
02 READ Ind All Detected alternate duplicate key
04 READ All All Record not size of user's buffer
05 OPEN All All Optional file not present
07 CLOSE
OPEN 		All All Invalid file organization or device
10 READ All Seq No next logical record or option file not present (at end)
14 READ Rel All Relative record number too large
21 REWRITE Ind Seq Primary key changed after READ
21 WRITE Ind Seq Attempted nonascending key value (invalid key)
22 REWRITE Ind All Duplicate alternate key (invalid key)
22 WRITE Ind, Rel Ran Duplicate key (invalid key)
23 DELETE
READ
REWRITE
START 		Ind, Rel Ran Record not in file; optional file not present (invalid key)
24 WRITE Ind, Rel All Boundary violation or relative record number too large (invalid key)
30 All All All All other permanent errors
34 WRITE Seq Seq Boundary violation
35 OPEN All All File not found
37 OPEN All All Inappropriate device type
38 OPEN All All File previously closed with lock
39 OPEN All All Conflict of file attributes
41 OPEN All All File already opened
42 CLOSE All All File not opened
43 DELETE
REWRITE 		All Seq No previous READ or START
44 REWRITE
WRITE 		All All Invalid record size
46 READ All Seq No valid next record (at end)
47 READ
START 		All All File not open, or incompatible open mode
48 WRITE All All File not open, or incompatible open mode
49 DELETE
REWRITE 		All All File not open, or incompatible open mode
90 All All All Record locked by another user (record available)
91 OPEN All All Open is unsuccessful; file locked by another access stream
92 DELETE
READ
REWRITE
START
WRITE 		All All Record locked by another user (record not available)
93 UNLOCK All All No current record
94 UNLOCK All All File not open, or incompatible open mode
95 OPEN All All No file space on device

Table C-2 I-O File Status Values for the V3 and 85 Options
I-O Error Condition Status Value
  V3 85
READ successful---record shorter than fixed file attribute. 00 04
CLOSE reel/unit attempted on nonreel/unit device. 00 07
READ fails---relative key digits exceed relative key. 00 14
WRITE fails---relative key digits exceed relative key. 00 24
OPEN I-O on file that is not mass storage. 00 37
WRITE fails---attempt to write a record of a different size than
in the file description. 		00 44
READ fails---no next logical record (EOF detected). 13 10
READ fails---no next logical record (EOF on OPTIONAL file). 15 10
READ fails---no valid next record (already at EOF). 16 10
READ NEXT or sequential READ---no valid next record pointer. 16 1 46 1
READ or START fails---optional input file not present. 25 23
READ successful---record longer than fixed file attribute. 30 04
OPEN on relative or indexed file that is not mass storage. 30 37
REWRITE fails---attempt to rewrite record of different size. 30 44
CLOSE fails---file not currently open. 94 42
DELETE or REWRITE fails---previous I-O not successful READ. 93 43
OPEN fails---file previously closed with LOCK. 94 38
OPEN fails---file created with different organization. 94 39
OPEN fails---file created with different prime record key. 94 39
OPEN fails---file created with different alternate record keys. 94 39
OPEN fails---file currently open. 94 41
READ or START fails---file not opened INPUT or I-O. 94 47
WRITE fails---file not opened OUTPUT, EXTEND, or I-O. 94 48
DELETE or REWRITE fails---file not opened I-O. 94 49
OPEN INPUT on a nonoptional file---file not found. 97 35
1Refer to the description of the /STANDARD qualifier in the COBOL online help file, or the HP COBOL User Manual for the description of the -std flag, for information about the No Valid Next Record Condition.

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