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File Status "24" (↑ File Status Codes)
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  File Status:  24
 
  Reason:       Relative and indexed files only: Indicates a boundary
                violation arising from one of the following conditions:
 
                An attempt is made to write beyond the externally
                defined boundaries of a file.
 
                A sequential WRITE statement is attempted for a relative
                file, but the number of significant digits in the
                relative record number is larger than the size of the
                relative key data item described for the file.
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