[open-cobol-list] To correct OpenCOBOL 1.1 Programmers Guide page 5-2 ?

[vince]

Hi;
On Wednesday 07 Mar 2012 14:11:50 Fred Mobach wrote:

> While reading time and again the OpenCOBOL 1.1 Programmers Guide
> paragraph 5.1. FD - File Description I question now if in the RECORD
> clause the entry [ FROM integer-5 [ TO integer-6 ] CHARACTERS is indeed
> optional. So I tested both options (according to diff :
> 25c25
> <            characters
> ---
> 
> >            from 4 to 256 characters
> 
> and the program without the FROM ... to  ... entry results in an error
> message at runtime:
> libcob: Record overflow (STATUS = 44) File : 'outfile'
> 
> N.B. The same program without the entry FROM integer-5 [ TO
> integer-6 ]CHARACTERS results in the same runtime error message sited
> above.

It is beginning to feel that the record you are reading in is larger than the 
declared size according to the 01 record description which is exactly what 
error 44 means.

Vince