M204.0904
M204.0904 EDIT_SPEC syntax error
An IFGET, IFMORE, IFPUT, IFUPDT, IFFTCH, or IFSTOR Edit specification has a syntax error(s). Errors that may cause this are listed below.
At compilation, possible errors are:
- The EDIT list contains an unknown format item.
- The operand for a format item is missing or incorrectly specified.
- Parentheses are not correctly nested.
At execution, possible errors are:
- The EDIT list refers to a position that is outside the boundaries of the data buffer.
- Errors in the G format descriptor:
- The 'bypass' indicator is set and the rest of the descriptor is not zero.
- The 'search-by-value' indicator is set in the descriptor of the second value (it can be set only for the first value).
- The 'search-by-value' indicator is set and the 'absent' indicator is set for the first (search) value.
- The 'search-by-value' indicator is set for the field that is to be added or inserted.
- An unsupported data type is specified.
The function returns a code of 4.
Response: Consult the function description to correct the syntax of the Edit specification or the G format descriptor, and retry. If the host language indicator is 2 (for COBOL or FORTRAN) and LIBUFF has been exceeded by the Edit specification, contact the system manager to rerun Model 204 with a larger LIBUFF.
System manager response: Consider rerunning Model 204 with an increased LIBUFF value on the User 0 parameter line.
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 |