Consultor Eletrônico

Status: Verified

SYMPTOM(s):

Preprocessor directive buffer overflow. (2956)

Saving or compiling a procedure generates the error:

Preprocessor directive buffer overflow. (2956)

The definition given in an &GLOBAL-DEFINE or &SCOPED-DEFINE preprocessor directive is too long. The maximum number of characters for a preprocessor definition is the number specified for the -inp startup parameter.

CAUSE:

The definition given in an &GLOBAL-DEFINE or an &SCOPED-DEFINE preprocessor directive results in some 4GL statements that exceed the allowed default 4GL statement length limit.

FIX:

The default allowed length of a 4GL statement is 4096 characters. The input characters (-inp) client startup parameter is used to increase the 4GL statement length up to its maximum allowed length of 32000 characters.

Expanding an &GLOBAL-DEFINE or an &SCOPED-DEFINE preprocessor sometimes results in statements that exceed their default allowed limit of 4096 characters. In such cases, increasing the (-inp) startup parameter resolves this issue.