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

  ERROR - The program contains a numeric expression in  a  context  that
  requires a string expression.  For example:

       DECLARE STRING CONSTANT ABC = 123

  Supply a string literal or a named string constant.