One of the older problems I've seen with COBOL is that people would specify
the blocking factor in the program which really wasn't needed, and if it
doesn't match what is on the file, then the program will blow.






Nicholas Mickey <[log in to unmask]> on 09/27/99 12:57:09 PM

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Subject:  cobol configuration




I running mpe/ix 5.5 patch 6 on hp3000.

I am trying to setup a semi-system test on our backup
Hp3000 box. I am copying the files(flat, ksam) and
object code from our production box and running it on
the backup box.  I will get record size
errors(run-time) with some files that had been there
record sizes increased a couple of years ago, but the
record layout on the object code was never updated.
Why am I not getting the same error on both boxes, or
what configuration needs to be setup to ignore this
error.


Thanks

nick
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