M204.1728
M204.1728 Assignment to input parameter illegal
An attempt was made to alter the contents of a subroutine parameter variable, but the parameter was not declared to be OUTPUT in the SUBROUTINE statement. The compiler does not allow modification of any parameter variable defined as INPUT.
Response: Correct the statement, and retry.
Message attributes:
| RETCODEO=0 | Sets online return code |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| COMPILE | Compilation error |