COBCH1773 ORGANIZATION and RECORD DELIMITER clauses have incompatible options; RECORD DELIMITER ignored

The RECORD DELIMITER clause in the file control entry specifies a record delimiting technique that conflicts with the technique specified in the ORGANIZATION clause of the same file control entry.

When there is a conflict, the RECORD DELIMITER clause is ignored.

To resolve the conflict, take one of the appropriate actions:

  • Remove the RECORD DELIMITER clause.
  • Remove the record delimiting technique (LINE or BINARY options) from the ORGANIZATION clause.
  • Remove the ORGANIZATION clause (thus implying SEQUENTIAL).
  • Make the techniques agree; that is,
    • RECORD DELIMITER IS LINE-SEQUENTIAL and ORGANIZATION IS LINE SEQUENTIAL
    • RECORD DELIMITER IS BINARY-SEQUENTIAL and ORGANIZATION IS BINARY SEQUENTIAL (RECORD DELIMITER IS BINARY-SEQUENTIAL is also compatible with ORGANIZATION IS RECORD SEQUENTIAL)