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COBOL Language: Help debugging

The Question is: 

I am attempting to build an indexed file with variable
length records using Dec COBOL v2.2.  I get a run-time
error %COB-F-WRITE_SIZE, attempt to write a different
record size on devicename.
My SELECT contains
      ORGANIZATION IS INDEXED
      ACCESS MODE IS SEQUENTIAL
My FD contains
      RECORD VARYING 188 TO 302 CHARACTERS
   with an 02 level that contains
      OCCURS O TO 4 TIMES DEPENDING ON WS-COUNT

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong.
Many Thanks,

The Answer is: 

Is each record between 188 and 302 characters?

    You probably need (or already have) "0" (Zero) instead of "O"

      OCCURS 0 TO 4 TIMES DEPENDING ON WS-COUNT

    Also, before your WRITE or REWRITE statements, do

      DISPLAY WS-COUNT WITH CONVERSION

    and make sure that the value you have for WS-COUNT gives you a complete
    record size between 188 and 302 characters.

    If you still have a problem with the program, we'll need the entire
    source that we can use to duplicate your result.