IST1249I
SYNTAX ERROR AT RECORD record_number IN MEMBER member

Explanation

This message is the first in a group of messages that VTAM® issues when a syntax error is detected in a statement in the definition library. A complete description of the message group follows. 
IST1249I SYNTAX ERROR AT RECORD record_number IN MEMBER member
IST258I  STMT IN ERROR = text
IST314I  END

record_number is the number of logical records of member that had been processed when the error was detected. This number is equivalent to the line or record number seen for that record when member is viewed in an editor.

member is the member of the definition library containing the statement that is in error.

text is the text of the statement containing the syntax error. The error could be any assembler coding error, such as a non-blank character in column 72 followed by a blank in column 16 of the continuation line. A common error is a comma missing before a continuation symbol in column 72.

System action

Processing continues.

Operator response

Save the system log for problem determination.

System programmer response

Correct the statement in error. See the z/OS Communications Server: SNA Resource Definition Reference for more information on correct syntax for definition statements.

Routing code

2

Descriptor code

5

Parent topic: IST messages for VTAM network operators IST1200I – IST1599I