PH66675: NATURAL SYNTAX ERROR: 'PARSE ERROR, EXPECTING `TOP' OR `BOTTOM' OR `MODULE' OR `ROUTINE' WHEN ENCOUNTERING TOKEN

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• NATURAL programs getting errors as below:
  Syntax error: 'parse error, expecting `TOP' or `BOTTOM' or
  `MODULE' or `ROUTINE' when encountering token: IF or: IF'
  Syntax error: 'parse error, expecting `TOP' or `BOTTOM' or
  `MODULE' or `ROUTINE' when encountering token: MOVE or: MOVE'
  Syntax error: 'parse error, expecting `TOP' or `BOTTOM' or
  `MODULE' or `ROUTINE' when encountering token: DELETE or:
  DELETE'
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• When building a natural program, an error was thrown:
  Syntax error: 'parse error, expecting `TOP' or `BOTTOM' or
  `MODULE' or `ROUTINE' when encountering token: DELETE or:
  DELETE'
  

Problem conclusion

• ome code changes have been made, and the error does not appear
  anymore.
  
  
  
  In this case, the programs containing this  issue had to be put
  in a 'Natural' virtual folder having a "Reporting mode" set as
  its compiling mode property.
  
  This is necessary because of a 'READ... LOOP' statement, and of
  an 'IF' without END-IF statements, specific syntaxes  for the
  compiling reporting mode only.
  
  We must take care of these project logistics details, because
  the natural compiler treats differently the structured and
  reporting cases.
  
  -----
  
  A folder must be set in the "Structured mode"  if there was a
  statement like "READ... END-READ", or "IF... END-IF", or a
  "DEFINE DATA... END_DEFINE" section. There are also other syntax
  differences delimitating this categorizing.
  
  One can set a folder to the "Reporting mode" from the  AD
  project main menu:
   ->  on the tab named" Project"         -> "Settings" option
        ->right-click on the wanted folder to set
  
   -> check the "Report Mode" option in the right part of the
  "Settings" window
  
  (If it's necessary to set a folder to the "Structured mode", it
  is also possible here, by checking the "Structured mode"
  option).
  

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  APPL DISCOVERY

• Fixed component ID

  5737B1600

Applicable component levels