IGZ0026W The SORT-RETURN special register was never referenced, but the current content indicated the sort or merge operation in program program-name on line number line-number was unsuccessful.
Explanation
The COBOL source does not contain any references to the sort-return register. The compiler generates a test after each sort or merge verb. A nonzero return code has been passed back to the program by Sort/Merge.
System action
No system action was taken.
Programmer response
Determine why the Sort/Merge was unsuccessful
and fix the problem. Possible reasons why the Sort/Merge was unsuccessful
include:
- There was an error detected by DFSORT. See the DFSORT messages for the reason for the error.
- The SORT-RETURN special register was set to a non-zero value by the application program while in an input procedure or an output procedure.
Symbolic Feedback Code
IGZ00Q