The reason for this error is that when you upgrade you install new
compiler command files. The solution to this as Paul indicated (thanks Paul
:))
is to re-install the NM compiler interfaces which is done in two jobs:

1) stream savecmdf.qeditjob.robelle
    - this job saves the original compiler command files, you should wait for
this
      first job to finish before streaming the next job which is:

2) stream qcompxl.qeditjob.robelle
    - which makes some changes to the compiler command files in pub.sys.

Previously, when this situation occurred, the error message was :

    illegal character in column 7.

Hp has kindly improved the error message recently.

I remember in my early pre-Robelle days as a young wet behind the ears
system manager, I always documented the "post" update jobs that needed to be
run under the name postupdt.doc, it was a good habit to get into and I didn't
have
programmers trying to lynch me the next day. :)

Neil Armstrong
Product Manager
Robelle Consulting Ltd.



On Monday, May 04, 1998 5:55 PM, Ron Wallace [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
> We upgraded to 5.5 this week end. May be that has nothing to do with
> this.
>
> When I use this command file(1 line) in QEDIT.
>
> cob85xl *,myobj,$null
>
> I get the following error??
>
> cob85
>
> LINE #   SEQ # COL ERROR SEV            TEXT
>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>  00001          08  472  D  QEDIT FORMAT ENCOUNTERED FOR FILE
> COBTEXT .
>
> 1 ERROR(s), 0 QUESTIONABLE, 0 WARNING(s)
> *** COMPILATION TERMINATED ***
> procedure STACK_TRACE
>
> What do I need to do to prevent this...
>
> TIA
>
> Ron Wallace
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