Library /sys$common/syshlp/basichelp.hlb Compile time errors, DELETE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  ERROR - The program contains a syntax error.  The  compiler  tries  to
  recover  from  the  error  by ignoring an operator or separator in the
  source line.  For example, DIM (3, ) is  a  syntax  error,  but  BASIC
  continues  the  compilation  by  ignoring  the comma.  The compilation
  continues only in order to discover other errors; no object module  is
  produced.  Correct the syntax error in the displayed line.