Record format elementary item is not DBCS, alphanumeric, or national. INTO phrase not accepted.
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Cause . . . . . : You can specify the INTO phrase in a READ or RETURN statement if one of the following is true:
A. Only one record description is subordinate to the FD (File Description) or SD (Sort Description) entry, and the record is not a POINTER, PROCEDURE-POINTER, or OBJECT REFERENCE data item.
B. All records associated with the file and the data item specified in the INTO phrase are group items or elementary alphanumeric items.
C. All records associated with the file and the data item specified in the INTO phrase are group items or elementary DBCS items.
D. All records associated with the file and the data item specified in the INTO phrase are group items or elementary national items.
Recovery . . . : Correct the FD or SD entry.