COBOL Messages


LNC1149

KEY field %1 occupies incorrect character positions. Key ignored.

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Cause . . . . . : %1 is the prime record key of a file that is INDEXED organization. %1 must occupy the same character positions in its record as the data item, %2, in the KEY phrase of the SORT/MERGE statement. The KEY phrase of the SORT/MERGE statement will be used in this case for the SORT/MERGE operation.

Recovery . . . : Make sure %1 and %2 occupy the same character positions of their record formats.


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