Let's double check that it's an error 123.   

I unpack the 9-series file status errors as follows (the code sample is
taken from a macro definition)

<clip>

  77 MPE-ERROR                PIC 9(4) USAGE DISPLAY.

*
*    Extra bit of information displayed on 9-series errors.
      IF !1-FILE-STATUS (1:1) =  "9"
         CALL INTRINSIC "CKERROR" USING
        !1-FILE-STATUS MPE-ERROR
         DISPLAY "MPE error is " MPE-ERROR.
*

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [HP3000-L] (Fwd) COBOL Help needed

I am forwarding this for Jeanette Nutsford.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Regards,
Frank


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HP COBOL 85 program.

I am opening a KSAM file using COBOL "OPEN I-O". When I write a record
using
"WRITE" I get file status "9{" which converts to error 9 (Implementer
defined)
and MPE Error 123. This MPE error 123 is "End of Tape Volume set" - I am
not
writing to a tape file.

When I change the program to OPEN OUTPUT the record is written correctly
(although it does not append as I need it to).

Does anyone know of a problem with HP COBOL's OPEN I-O?

Thanks,

Jeanette Nutsford
Computometric Systems Ltd
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