MSIR.0844 Previous undefined macro variable
When the first macro statement was encountered in a request, a possible macro variable (something that begins with ?!) had already been bypassed. For backward compatibility with existing applications, a ?! is assumed not to be a macro variable if no macro statements are encountered. Encountering a macro statement after such a variable has been bypassed suggests that assumption might have been incorrect.
If, indeed, the ?! was simply meant as a literal, it must be changed if macro statements are to be used. If the ?! appears in a comment, it can simply be removed. Otherwise, such a literal must be "disguised," perhaps by breaking it up into two strings that are concatenated using the With operator.
Message attributes:
| RETCODEO=0 | Sets online return code |
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| RETCODEB=4 | Sets batch (single user) return code |
| CLASS=E | Error class; the message can be suppressed with the X'04' bit setting of the MSGCTL parameter |
| AUDITER | Writes the message with line type ER to the audit trail |
| COUNT | Increments the error count (ERCNT) parameter |
| ECHO | Displays the line that caused the error |