Cobol II Error: NOT A UNIQUELY DEFINED NAME

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY

Hi! i am writing a tax program but i keep getting this error could someone help me please.....

"SALE-AMOUNT" WAS NOT A UNIQUELY DEFINED NAME. THE DEFINITION TO BE USED CONTEXT. THE REFERENCE TO THE NAME WAS DISCARDED.

CICS Guy · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:25 am

Use a higher level reference?

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:14 am

kbmkris · Active User Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 101

hi Lema,

Check whether the variable SALE-AMOUNT is defined twice in your source code. If it is coded and you felt that necessary, try to put them under different group variables and while accessing that you must mention the group variable like SALE-AMOUNT of TAX-REC1 likewise.

balakrishna reddy · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:02 pm

Hi Lema,

I think that might be coming because of the copybook variables.

you might have declared a variable that is used in copybook.

So at compile time you will get this message.

Check in the dump where it is showing the duplicate,there you will have your copybook expanded.

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:20 pm

Hi MANUEL LEMA,

If you post the the definition of "SALE-AMOUNT", it'll be easier for me or some one here to answer your query.

Variable "SALE-AMOUNT" is from FD entries or declared in working-storage or from some COPYBOOK ?

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY

CICS Guy · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:46 am

When referring to one or the other use the next available unique higher level data name:
Move sale-amount of sales-record to sale-amount of detail-line.

Do you need a link to the explanative section in the manual?

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:48 am

ksk · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:29 am

Hi MANUEL LEMA,

You have to use QUALIFIER concept to differentiate this SALES-AMOUNT to which it is referring.

If you want to use sale-amount which is part of sales-record, use it as

SALE-AMOUNT of SALES-RECORD or

if you want to use sale-amount which is part of deatil-line, use it as

SALE-AMOUNT of DETAIL-LINE.

Regards,
KSK

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:47 pm

Hi,

Did you get the solution for your query or still some confusion is there ?
If got the solution, please post that here; if not, we are here for further queris.

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY

[quote="Anuj D."]Hi,

Did you get the solution for your query or still some confusion is there ?
If got the solution, please post that here; if not, we are here for further queris.[/quot

i got the solution thanks to everyone....

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:54 pm

You are welcome MANUEL

,

In my previous post, I requested you to post the solution as well.

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:10 pm

Thanks for posting the solution.

So you use the solution as suggested by ksk:At different 'locations' in program you use the statements for SALE-AMOUNT like

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY

dr_te_z · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:27 pm

Let me confuse you some more:
in COBOL

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

I usually code all 05 or higher numbered level variables with the beginning chars of the 01 level name to avoid your problem. Eg.:

MANUEL LEMA · New User Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: NY