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Category Syntax
Subject Cobol
A condition that is caused during the execution of a READ, RETURN, or SEARCH statement under certain conditions:
  • A READ statement runs on a sequentially accessed file when no next logical record exists in the file, or when the number of significant digits in the relative record number is larger than the size of the relative key data item, or when an optional input file is not available.
  • A RETURN statement runs when no next logical record exists for the associated sort or merge file.
  • A SEARCH statement runs when the search operation terminates without satisfying the condition specified in any of the associated WHEN phrases.
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 Created on Sunday, 07 November 2021, 02:48

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