Returns an error code which is equivalent to that which would have been returned via the SETTING clause in the previous file operation.
This function is provided for compatibility with MultiValue systems that do not include a SETTING clause in their file access statements.
STATUS()
The STATUS function must be used immediately after the statement or function for which it is returning the error code.
STATUS can be used with the following:
| CLOSESEQ statement | DELETESEQ statement | FLUSH statement |
| ICONVS function | MATREADU statement | OCONVS function |
| OPENSEQ statement | READBLK statement | READSEQ statement |
| READU statement | READVU statement | RECORDLOCKED function |
| SEEK statement | WEOFSEQ statement | WRITEBLK statement |
| WRITESEQ statement |
See the descriptions of the above for details of the values returned.