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CWR error: A line has nothing to belong to
What it means
This line sits somewhere it can't belong — for example a detail line with no registration above it to attach to. Societies skip or reject stray lines.
How to fix it
Check the lines just above: the record this one should follow is missing or out of order.
Find it in your file
Upload your CWR file and CWR Check points at every line where this happens, along with the rest of the format, song and writer checks. Free, and nothing you upload is stored.
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Two free checks for your CWR file. Is the file correct? Every record, share and control total against the spec, each problem on its exact line. Do its writers match their registrations? Every writer cross-checked against public registration data, including works registered under another spelling or IPI. Nothing stored: check a file at cwrcheck.com.