| ERROR | Invalid character character in indicator area at line number in file string |
| CAUSE | In a Pro*COBOL Precompiler program, only a blank, hyphen (-), asterisk (*), slash (/), or letter D is allowed in the indicator area, but the precompiler found another character. |
| ACTION | Remove or replace the invalid character. If the FORMAT=ANSI option is specified, check for an end-of-line in column 7. |