[Tiny-cobol-users] Re: Bug Report

[<hud...@so...>]

Hi Bill, 

> Here is the error message I receive:
>        server2# htcobol -F -L/usr/local/lib w1.cob
>        w1.s: Assembler messages:
>        w1.s:226: Error: suffix or operands invalid for `mov' 
> 
> Here is the assembler generated (the error being rather obvious): 
> 
> .LB_MAIN_PROGRAM_0:
>         pushl   $3
>         movl    $ww_base0+0 #sec:0, %eax
>         pushl   %eax 
> 
> Notice the extraneous "#sec:0" in the movl..... 
> 
> And here's the COBOL that causes it.  The testing I have done points to
> it being something in the "OPEN OUTPOUT" statement. 
> 
>        INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
>        FILE-CONTROL.
>            SELECT Student-File ASSIGN TO "GPA.DAT".
>            SELECT Out-File     ASSIGN TO SYS$OUTPUT.

I think that the problem is the output name to Out-File (SYS$OUTPUT).
Modify this name and it will work. 

>        INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
>        FILE-CONTROL.
>            SELECT Student-File ASSIGN TO "GPA.DAT".
>            SELECT Out-File     ASSIGN TO SYSOUTPUT.

or 

>        INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
>        FILE-CONTROL.
>            SELECT Student-File ASSIGN TO "GPA.DAT".
>            SELECT Out-File     ASSIGN TO "SYSOUTPUT".

or 

>        INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
>        FILE-CONTROL.
>            SELECT Student-File ASSIGN TO "GPA.DAT".
>            SELECT Out-File     ASSIGN TO external "SYSOUTPUT".
 

Hope this helps. 

Hudson.