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  Message:      RT163
 
  Text:         Illegal character in numeric field
 
  Severity:     Fatal
 
  Explanation:  By default the value which you enter into a numeric or
                numeric-edited field is checked to ensure that it is
                numeric. You have entered either nonnumeric characters or
                uninitialized numerics into numeric or numeric-edited
                fields: these are automatically space filled and are thus
                classified as nonnumeric items.
 
  Resolution:   If you unset the numeric field check switch on the run
                command line then the run-time system will not check
                that all values in a numeric or numeric-edited field
                are numeric and you should be able to run your program
                successfully. Alternatively, you can make sure that
                you initialize numeric and numeric-edited items with
                numeric values, which should enable your program to run
                successfully regardless of the setting of the numeric
                field check switch.
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