DaveR

Would work if not using screen section I would think.

Have had a similar problem with MF COBOL on windows platform under DOS. Would use a windows based editor save the code then compile in a DOS window. Take a look at a copy file that is working with an editor that will allow HEX mode and compare to the problem file to see if anything is lurking at the end of the file. Found I had to hit enter a couple of times after the last character to insert a couple of blank lines then select them with ctrl down arrow which appeared to pick up some none displayed...

If you are on windows you can use a text editor like UltraEdit(paid for) or Notepad++(free) and use the "search in files" feature to search for any *.cob files that contain "XMLGen" or any other phrase you want to search for. DaveR

over thinking can get you into trouble

in rmCOBOL under MSDOS/windows we did much the same the difference was we output to a file called reportfile or invoicefile then set reportfile=LPT3 command within the start batch file net use lpt3 \\computername\sharename /persistent:yes SET REPORTFILE=LPT3 prog-name to run DaveR

If you complied with cobc -std=rm-strict -x -Wextra jctprwwp.cbl then there should be a file jctprwwp.exe so just typejctprwwpat the command prompt and hit enter. -x tells cobc to create an executable file. DaveR

Worked here Output = 001 002 000 002 003 000 DaveR

This is how we set keys in our old DOS MF Cobol. SELECT NOT OPTIONAL INVOICE-FILE ASSIGN TO DISK ORGANIZATION IS INDEXED ACCESS MODE IS DYNAMIC LOCK MODE IS MANUAL WITH LOCK ON MULTIPLE RECORDS RECORD KEY IS INVOICE-KEY = INVOICE-NO INVOICE-LINE-NO ALTERNATE RECORD KEY IS INVOICE-NO WITH DUPLICATES ALTERNATE RECORD KEY IS INVOICE-LINE-STOCK-CODE WITH DUPLICATES ALTERNATE RECORD KEY IS INVOICE-CUST-CODE WITH DUPLICATES FILE STATUS IS FILE-STATUS. DaveR