M204.0187
M204.0187 Point$ not allowed in groups
A Point$ clause is found in a Find statement or in the selection specification of an IFFIND function. Because a group of files is opened and not a single file, Point$ is illegal. Internal record numbers apply only to single files. In User Language, compilation continues but the request is not executed. IFFIND returns a return code of 4.
Response: Retry the SOUL request with a single file opened or the single file as the default file, or add an IN file clause to the Find statement. Change the host language program to open a single file rather than a group.
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 |