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Conference clt::cobol

Title:VAX/DEC COBOL
Notice:Kit,doc,performance talk info-->DIR/KEY=KIT or DOC or PERF_TALK
Moderator:PACKED::BRAFFITT
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3250
Total number of notes:13077

3195.0. "248 limit to EXTERNAL records?" by KERNEL::BIRKINSHAW (Press Enter to Exit) Fri Feb 07 1997 13:39

Hi. I've got a cutomer running V5.2-35 and they've hit a problem
defining external records. 

 OMSSHELL COMPILING - Please Wait 
  348                 SELECT OMDELLURN        ASSIGN "OMBDELLURN"
%COBOL-F-ERROR   21, (1) More than 248 EXTERNAL records defined
%COBOL-F-ENDNOOBJ, OMSD$01DATA:[CS.N.MARLEY.PROG]OMSSHELL.COB;483 completed
with
 OMSSHELL NOT COMPILED


Please could someone explain where this limit of 248 EXTERNAL records defined
comes from, and how, if possible, to increase it. The manual doesn't mention
any limits.

thanks in advance 
Simon
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3195.1See VAX COBOL User Manual - Appendix A-1PACKED::BRAFFITTFri Feb 07 1997 13:579
>%COBOL-F-ERROR   21, (1) More than 248 EXTERNAL records defined
>
>Please could someone explain where this limit of 248 EXTERNAL records defined
>comes from, and how, if possible, to increase it. The manual doesn't mention
>any limits.

    This is documented in the VAX COBOL User Manual - Appendix A-1 #7.
    
    There is no way in VAX COBOL to increase this limit.