Re: Re: [open-cobol-list] question from a new user

[David Korn]

cc:  address@hidden
Subject: Re: Re: [open-cobol-list] question from a new user
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> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, David Korn wrote:
> 
> > The error is coming from an ASSIGN statement.  Based on the COBOL manual
> > that I have, this would appear to be correct syntax. Can anyone tell me
> > why this program doesn't work and how it can be changed so that the
> > compiler can generate C code?
> >
> > ==========================prog.cob================================
> > 002500 INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.                                            
> > 00000250
> > 002600                                                                  
> > 00000260
> > 002700 FILE-CONTROL.                                                    
> > 00000270
> > 002800     SELECT CRIT-ERROR-FILE             ASSIGN UT-S-VMUR107A      
> > 00000280
> > 002900         STATUS IS WK-CRIT-ERROR-STATUS.                          
> > 00000290
> > 003000                                                                  
> > 00000300
> 
> -> ASSIGN TO "UT-S-VMUR107A"
> 
> is what I think it should be. That UT-S-VMUR107A is a filename, right?
> 
> //Wouter
> 

Thanks, I was able to get past this problem by putting quotes around
the name.  However, I am surprised that the program core dumped rather
than providing a useful message.

I am having another problem in that it doesn't seem to handle COMP-3
format for packed decimal.  Is this supported?

David Korn
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