M204.1234
M204.1234 Adding too many occurrences of token
You tried to add too many occurrences to a field whose definition includes the OCCURS n attribute. For example, a field was defined with the OCCURS 6 clause, the current record already has six occurrences, and you tried to add a seventh occurrence.
Response: A REDEFINE command cannot change the number of occurrences after data has been put in the file. If a reorganization is required, contact your file manager.
File manager response: Reorganize the file, defining the field with a larger number of occurrences.
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 |
| CANCEL | Cancels the user's request |
| COUNT | Increments the error count (ERCNT) parameter |