IBM Mainframe Forum

[hdevang4u]

Hi,

I am compiling a PL1 program using LMS on our mainframe system. I am getting the following error in the LINKEDIT step.

"IEW2640E 4B05 ONE OR MORE EXTERNAL NAMES EXCEED THE LENGTH LIMITATIONS OF THE TARGET FORMAT."

Compilation job is failing with return code=0008 in the LINKEDIT step. Please suggest what is the best resolution for such error.

Thanks in advance.

[enrico-sorichetti]

what happened when You looked at the Messages and codes manual
or researched the message using IBM look at
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/

[NicC]

As you have a PL/1 compilation error and PL/1 is not COBOL and there is a section for PL/1 why did you post in the COBOL section? Such sloppiness has led to your problem. Topic moved.

[Akatsukami]

That's not a PL/I compiler message, that's a binder a/k/a link-edit (IEWL) message. Binging (I don't use Google ) it suggests that you need a PDSE, not a mere PDS, allocated to SYSLMOD.

[hdevang4u]

Thanks a lot Akatsukami. It worked