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Message 027 (↑ Code Generation Messages)
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  Message:      027
 
  Text:         BY VALUE parameters must be no longer than 8 bytes
 
  Severity:     Recoverable
 
  Explanation:  The BY VALUE parameter you have specified is longer
                than 8 bytes.
 
  Resolution:   Ensure that the BY VALUE phrase in a CALL...USING list
                refers only to items less than 8 bytes long.
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