Incorrect Key Description

PSS ID Number: Q10198
Article last modified on 11-16-1992

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MS-DOS

Problem:
   If an incorrect, Indexed file, key allocation is specified in the
COBOL program, the error message "Divisor Zero" is generated at run
time.

Response:
   The compiler has no way of knowing the file creation key length for
existing files. Therefore, the compiler relies on the information
provided at compilation. If this information is incorrect, results can
be unpredictable.

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