Technical data

143
167 invalid code in format specification
Unknown code is encountered in format specification.
168 invalid record number in direct access file
The specified record number is less than 1.
169 cannot have endfile record on non-sequential file
Cannot have an endfile on a direct- or keyed-access file.
170 cannot position within current file
Cannot perform fseek() on a file opened for sequential unformatted
I/O.
171 cannot have sequential records on direct access file
Cannot do sequential formatted I/O on a file opened for direct access.
173 cannot read from stdout
Attempt to read from stdout.
174 cannot write to stdin
Attempt to write to stdin.
176 illegal specifier
The I/O control list contains an invalid value for one of the I/O
specifiers. For example, ACCESS='INDEXED'.
180 attempt to read from a writeonly file
User does not have read permission on the file.
181 direct unformatted io not allowed
Direct unformatted file cannot be used with this I/O operation.
182 cannot open a directory
The name specified in FILE= mut be the name of a file, not a directory.
183 subscript out of bounds
The exit status returned when a program compiled with the –C option
has an array subscript that is out of range.
Table A-1 (continued) Run-Time Error Messages
Number Message/Cause