Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
You need to tell it what medium your file is on:
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO DISK "TEST.DAT".
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
Hello Thomas,
I don't see anything wrong with the whole SELECT clause. Do you get the error when you compile or run the application? Can you attach a screenprint showing the error please.
Regards,
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I see two thing you may want to change, first remove the word DISK and change the double quits to single ones.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
One more thing, you may want to add organization is line sequential. following the file name.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
One more thing, you may want to add organization is line sequential. following the file name.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
The whole program: puu.sh/.../07672df381.png
Compile-time error: puu.sh/.../493416ff0c.png
Whenever I get the file reading correct I can start to refine the program...
I did change from " to ' but I got the same error
- Thomas
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
The whole program: puu.sh/.../07672df381.png
Compile-time error: puu.sh/.../493416ff0c.png
Whenever I get the file reading correct I can start to refine the program...
I did change from " to ' but I got the same error
- Thomas
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
Hello,
I didn't read all the replies... here's with the DISK clause included:
I tried with the whole file path but i got the same error
- Thomas
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
Hello Thomas,
Thanks for providing the screenprints, but I still don't see anything that would cause this compiler error. I don't even see COBCH1588 in the documentation.
Attached is a very similar to your sample program. Can you please see if you can recreate the problem or not?
Regards,
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
It looks like you're getting a file status of 35, which is a file not found. If the file does not exist or if the ID that the program is running under doesn't have access to that file, when you open the file for INPUT you'll get this error.
Make sure the file exists.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I copied the contents of NewData.cbl into a new source file in a new project and it compiled without errors. However, will "hello" be written into that file? I opened it after the program had executed and there was nothing there. The code in the screenshots above was written in COBOL for OS/390, which means that there's probably a syntax error. I stick to Visual COBOL for now... I compiled your program using Visual COBOL, but i still got unexpected resultat. Thanks in advance.
- Thomas
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I copied the contents of NewData.cbl into a new source file in a new project and it compiled without errors. However, will "hello" be written into that file? I opened it after the program had executed and there was nothing there. The code in the screenshots above was written in COBOL for OS/390, which means that there's probably a syntax error. I stick to Visual COBOL for now... I compiled your program using Visual COBOL, but i still got unexpected resultat. Thanks in advance.
- Thomas
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
From the error message you are getting (as shown in your latest screen shot), it appears you may not have the environment set up correctly. Are you trying to execute the program at the command prompt?
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I did this: New project > empty project. Then new > file > program in Visual Studios.
I build it and run it from the IDE. Have I missed something very fundamental?
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I did this: New project > empty project. Then new > file > program in Visual Studios.
I build it and run it from the IDE. Have I missed something very fundamental?
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
thomasbn94
This will work for a flat file for INPUT, for OUTPUT and also for EXTEND
SELECT FILEA
ASSIGN TO 'C:\\MyFolder\\FILEA.txt'
ORGANIZATION IS LINE SEQUENTIAL
ACCESS IS SEQUENTIAL.
BTW, the use of quotes or apostrophes don't make any difference so long as you use them in pairs
You can have both in the one program no problem
VALUE 'ONE' and VALUE "ONE" means the same thing to the compiler
For an indexed file (some call it ISAM - Indexed Sequential Access Method) look in the documentation and vary the above sample code a little (lines 3 & 4)
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I also have this error, and none of these fine suggestions actually work.
As far as I can tell, Visual COBOL simply does not take strings for file selection... not that it would on the mainframe anyway, I'm just bashing rocks together with this trial version to see if it's nicer than ELIPS.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
I also have this error, and none of these fine suggestions actually work.
As far as I can tell, Visual COBOL simply does not take strings for file selection... not that it would on the mainframe anyway, I'm just bashing rocks together with this trial version to see if it's nicer than ELIPS.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
As far as I can see, error 1588 is only produced when the COBOL 370 dialect is in effect.
Could you check the COBOL dialect drop-down under properties/COBOL and see what it's set to?
Regards,
Robert.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
Oh, I did change the dialect to match that of the mainframe. That makes perfect sense then. Thanks!.. I'm a derp.
Feature request: syntax validation, when describing an error, lets you know if something is supported in another dialect.
Hello,
I got this:
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT F1 ASSIGN TO "test.dat".
I get this error at the last line: "Invalid ASSIGN name" which is "test.dat". I've also tried the whole file path but it still doesn't work. The file is in the same directory as the program file. Anything on this?
- Thomas
Oh, I did change the dialect to match that of the mainframe. That makes perfect sense then. Thanks!.. I'm a derp.
Feature request: syntax validation, when describing an error, lets you know if something is supported in another dialect.
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