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E-COB: Cobol Compilation Errors With: 'PS_HOSTTYPE is invalid. COBMODE Has Been Set To 64 Due To Unknown PS_HOSTTYPE' (Doc ID 3074367.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Applies to:

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools - Version 8.61 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Getting the error below when trying to compile using Visual COBOL.

Warning - PS_HOSTTYPE is invalid
Warning - COBMODE has been set to 64 due to unknown PS_HOSTTYPE


ENVIRONMENT
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PeopleTools: 8.61.07.
Application : FSCM 9.2 PUM Image 52
Visual Cobol 9.0
Oracle Linux 8.0


Cause

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