COBOL Messages


LNC1623

SORT/MERGE key %1 subordinate to %2 containing OCCURS. Statement ignored.

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Cause . . . . . : An ASCENDING/DESCENDING key of a SORT or MERGE statement must not be defined in the DATA DIVISION to be subordinate to an item itself defined with an OCCURS clause.

Recovery . . . : Remove the OCCURS clause from the parent definition of the SORT/MERGE key, or choose another key which is not subject to an OCCURS clause.


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