Natural System Error Messages 0201-0250

Text

REDEFINE group not allowed in DEFINE DATA PARAMETER.

Explanation

Only elementary fields may be defined in a DEFINE DATA PARAMETER
statement.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Specify 'FIRST' or 'EVERY' in DECIDE statement.

Explanation

See the Natural documentation for detailed information on the DECIDE
statement.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Keyword 'VALUE' missing in DECIDE ON statement.

Explanation

The keyword 'VALUE' (or 'VALUES') is a required part of the
DECIDE ON syntax.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Invalid field specification in DECIDE ON statement.

Explanation

See the Natural documentation for information on how to specify
fields correctly in a DECIDE ON statement.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Error in construction of DECIDE ON/DECIDE FOR statement.

Explanation

See the Natural documentation for information on the correct syntax
for the statements DECIDE FOR and DECIDE ON.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

ALL clause is only allowed with DECIDE FOR/ON EVERY.

Explanation

The ALL clause can only be used with DECIDE FOR EVERY and
DECIDE ON EVERY, not for DECIDE FOR FIRST or DECIDE ON FIRST.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Invalid statement ....

Explanation

Possible reasons:
1. Depending on the programming mode (structured/reporting mode),
   keywords are missing (e.g., 'COMPUTE' and 'ASSIGN' must not be
   omitted when using ROUNDED in structured mode).

2. The statement is not suitable for this object type
   (e.g., DEFINE SUBROUTINE must not be the first statement in
   an object of type function).

3. A compatibility switch is set (e.g., the profile parameter
   V41MFCOMP), which causes some statements to be disallowed.

Action

1. Add the missing keywords.
2. Change the object type or the statement.
3. Switch off the compatibility switch.

Text

Syntactical errors prevent execution of program.

Explanation

In batch mode, Natural always continues the syntax checking of a
program even after an error has been detected.
A program containing a syntactical error cannot be executed
because the compiled code does not agree with the source input.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Keyword 'MAP' or 'FORM' is required after 'USING'.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Input map in WRITE or write map in INPUT statement.

Explanation

Either you have specified in a WRITE USING MAP statement the name of a
map which is an input map, not an output map; or you have specified in
an INPUT USING MAP statement the name of a map which is an output map,
not an input map.
Whether a map is an input or output (write) map is indicated in its
Map Settings.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

GIVING LENGTH is only valid for non-indexable variables.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

An empty statement block is not allowed.

Explanation

The only way of having a statement block which does nothing is
by filling it with an IGNORE statement.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

Invalid variable/constant in DELIMITER clause.

Explanation

If the receiving field of the COMPRESS statement is of format
- alphanumeric or binary, the delimiter format has to be A1, B1 or U1.
- Unicode, the delimiter format has to be A1, B2 or U1.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Block structure of GDA must be specified in WITH clause.

Explanation

In this GDA, a block structure is defined.
The block structure must be specified in
the WITH clause of DEFINE DATA GLOBAL USING.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Invalid use of WITH clause in UPDATE or STORE statement.

Explanation

If an UPDATE or STORE statement is based on a view defined with
DEFINE DATA or within a data area, the use of the WITH clause is
not permitted. An UPDATE or STORE statement always includes all
fields when it applies to a view.

Action

Remove the WITH clause from the UPDATE/STORE statement.

Text

Operand type not supported.

Explanation

Operands defined as
- HANDLE or UNICODE,
- alphanumeric/binary DYNAMIC,
- alphanumeric with a length of more than 253 bytes, or
- binary with a length of more than 126 bytes
are not supported at this position.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Only NSD in linkage attributes allowed here.

Explanation

An NSD attribute is an element associated with a view.
In a FIND statement, one expects an attribute name after the 'VIA'
keyword in a REFERENCED, REFERENCING or RECURSIVELY clause.
In a SHOW statement, one expects attributes after
SHOW, or SHOW RECURSIVELY, in brackets as follows:
                        SHOW ATTR1(ATTR2(ATTR3))

Action

Check that the attribute is found in the view specified by
'L F <view-name>' and correct the source accordingly.

Text

Operand of type DYNAMIC not allowed at this position.

Explanation

Alphanumeric or binary operands defined as DYNAMIC cannot be
used at this position.

Action

Replace DYNAMIC field with FIXED length field.

Text

Level number must be numeric integer.

Explanation

This refers to the level of recursion a FIND statement execution
is to go to. The level number must be numeric.
For further information, please refer to the FIND statement,
UNTIL clause, in the Entire DB Programmer's Guide.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

'ERE SET' must start with a category name.

Explanation

In a FIND statement, after the FIND header for an Entire view,
the syntax logic searches for components called 'ERE SET's.
An 'ERE SET' begins with a view name and ends with a search
criterion.
The search criterion finishes when a Natural keyword or the
view name of the next 'ERE SET' is encountered. When neither
of these conditions is met, this error appears; and the syntax
analysis cannot proceed.

Action

Check source code and correct error.

Text

ISN must be an integer value.

Explanation

In a FIND statement, ISN values in the RELATIONSHIP or ISN
clauses of the basic search criterion must be integer values.
The ISNs found are numeric, but not integer values.
For further information, please refer to the FIND statement,
RELATIONSHIP and ISN clauses of the basic search criterion,
in the Entire DB Programmer's Guide.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

Equal sign '=' missing after Entire keyword.

Explanation

This error can occur in two Entire statements:
1) FIND view-name WITH ISN = 12335
   The equal sign is necessary in the ISN clause of the basic search
   criterion of the FIND statement.
2) DLOGON USER = 'XXX' PASSWORD = 'YYY' LIBRARY = 'LLL'
   APPLICATION = 'AER' AUTHORIZATION = A
   In this syntax form of the DLOGON statement, the equal sign must
   follow each keyword.
For further information, see FIND and DLOGON statements in the
Entire DB Programmer's Guide.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

Unmatched closing parenthesis.

Explanation

Entire DB checks whether each opening parenthesis is paired
with a corresponding closing parenthesis.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

Invalid operator in descriptor search criterion.

Explanation

In a FIND statement, the following relational operators are valid in a
descriptor search criterion:
    =   (equal to)
   <>   (not equal)
    <   (less than)
   <=   (less than or equal to)
    >   (greater than)
   >=   (greater than or equal to)

In descriptor search criteria (following WITH), only the above operators
are allowed after the attribute (NAME or LINE-NUMBER).
See the description of the FIND statement the in Entire DB Programmer's
Guide for further information.

Action

Correct descriptor search criterion.

Text

Move values for Entire must be integer values.

Explanation

A move value is a constant or variable moved into the search buffer
of an Entire call at runtime.
When this message appears, a numeric value is expected: integer,
numeric unpacked or packed without decimal digits, but not binary.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

Operand format invalid. Format ... expected.

Explanation

The format of this operand is invalid.
For further information on valid formats, see the operand definition
table of this statement.

Action

Supply a valid operand format.

Text

Open bracket '(' expected.

Explanation

Entire DB checks for open parentheses in the NATIVE and RELATIONSHIP
clauses of the FIND statement. Clause elements must be enclosed in
parentheses. See FIND statement in the Entire DB Programmer's Guide
for further information.

Action

Correct error in program.

Text

Syntax error in DEFINE DATA statement/structure.

Explanation

See the Natural documentation for information on the correct syntax of
the DEFINE DATA statement.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

'GLOBAL' must be followed by 'USING' and GDA name.

Explanation

A global data area (GDA) is always a separate object, never part of
the data definition within the DEFINE DATA statement of a program.
The GDA is referenced in the GLOBAL clause of the DEFINE DATA statement
with the following syntax:
   DEFINE DATA
      GLOBAL USING name-of-gda
      ...
   END-DEFINE

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Invalid use/order of clauses in DEFINE DATA statement.

Explanation

The sequence of clauses in the DEFINE DATA statement is:
  DEFINE DATA  GLOBAL USING
               PARAMETER
               OBJECT
               LOCAL
In a subsequent validation rule, only DEFINE DATA LOCAL is allowed.

Action

Make sure that the clauses are in the correct order.

Text

Formats 'C', 'L' and HANDLE OF OBJECT not allowed here.

Explanation

Data types 'C' (control) and 'L' (logical) cannot be used in:
- GET TRANSACTION DATA statement,
- END TRANSACTION statement,
- sort criteria of a SORT statement.

Data type HANDLE OF OBJECT cannot be used in:
- GET TRANSACTION DATA statement,
- END TRANSACTION statement,
- SORT statement.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Error during processing of parameter ....

Explanation

When an INPUT/WRITE USING MAP or a PROCESS PAGE USING statement is used
with a constant map or adapter name and without explicit parameters,
the names of the fields to be processed are taken dynamically from the
map or adapter source at compilation.
This requires that the same field names with the same array structure
be defined in both the program and the map or adapter. The indicated
variable name is either not defined or the number of array dimensions
does not match.

Action

Check the indicated data field. The variable definition in the program
should be same as in the map or adapter.

Text

Invalid USING variable in PROCESS statement.

Explanation

The left part of the ASSIGN variable in the USING clause of the PROCESS
statement must be part of the view defined to Natural PROCESS.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Error in 'ASSIGN' of Natural PROCESS 'USING' clause.

Action

Check program and correct error.

Text

Error in GIVING clause of Natural 'PROCESS' statement.

Action

Check program and correct error.