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Visual Cobol 10.0 - Compile error COBCH0314 Illegal key

  • March 28, 2025
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Claude Greiner

i was able to download vc10 installed on visual studio 2022, newest version.

when i compile my projects, i become the error COBCH0314 Illegal key by following command

"start DATEI key not less datei-key0"

"start DATEI key not greater datei-key0" had no problem

The same project compiled from vc3 to vc9 had no trouble, also with Netexpress 2 to 5.1

Is it possible to become the latest patches for vc10, i use the personal edition for the moment?

Who can help me?



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Claude Greiner
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Rheinbreitbach Germany
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    Chris Glazier
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    • April 1, 2025

    i was able to download vc10 installed on visual studio 2022, newest version.

    when i compile my projects, i become the error COBCH0314 Illegal key by following command

    "start DATEI key not less datei-key0"

    "start DATEI key not greater datei-key0" had no problem

    The same project compiled from vc3 to vc9 had no trouble, also with Netexpress 2 to 5.1

    Is it possible to become the latest patches for vc10, i use the personal edition for the moment?

    Who can help me?



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    Claude Greiner
    Managing Director - Cobol Developer
    Rocket Forum Shared Account
    Rheinbreitbach Germany
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    Hi Claude,

    Is your key the subject of a RENAMES statement by any chance?

    If it is then it is a bug in V10.0 that has only been fixed in our next major version, 11.0, which has not been released yet.

    If it is not a subject of a RENAMES statement, then please let me know what the select and key definition for the file looks like and I will investigate.

    Product patches are not normally available for the Visual COBOL PE product unless there is a show-stopping problem. Since the VCPE product is a free learning tool and is not for actual development use, there is usually a workaround to problems.

    Thanks.



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