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Message 1008 (↑ Syntax Messages)
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  Message:      1008
 
  Text:         DBCS literal must contain an even number of
                characters. Literal truncated
 
  Explanation:  All Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) symbols are two
                bytes (two characters) long.  You have specified a
                literal that consists of an odd number of characters.
                Your COBOL system ignores the last, single character
                of the literal.
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