flexerr - FLEX Error Messages
DESCRIPTION
- 1 - ILLEGAL FMS FUNCTION CODE ENCOUNTERED
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FMS was called with a function code in the Function Code byte of the FCB that
was too large or illegal.
- 2 - THE REQUESTED FILE IS IN USE
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An Open for Read, Update, or Write function was issued on an FCB that is
already open.
- 3 - THE FILE SPECIFIED ALREADY EXISTS
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a. An Open For Write was issued on an FCB containing the specification for a
file already existing in the diskette directory.
b. A Rename function was issued specifying a new name that was the same as the
name of a file already existing in the diskette directory.
- 4 - THE SPECIFIED FILE COULD NOT BE FOUND
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An open for Read or Update, a Rename, or a Delete function was requested on
an FCB containing the file specification for a file which does not exist in
the diskette directory
- 5 - SYSTEM DIRECTORY ERROR - REBOOT SYSTEM
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Reserved for future system use.
- 6 - THE SYSTEM DIRECTORY SPACE IS FULL
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This error should never occur since the directory space is self expanding, and
can never be filled. Only disk space can be filled (error #7).
- 7 - ALL AVAILABLE DISK SPACE HAS BEEN USED
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All of the available space on the diskette has been used up by files. If this
error is returned by FMS, the last character sent to be written to a file did
not actually get written.
- 8 - READ PAST END OF FILE
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A read operation on a file encountered an end-of-file. All of the data in the
file has been processed. This error will also be returned when reading a
directory whth the Get Information Record function when the end of directory
is reached.
- 9 - DISK FILE READ ERROR
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A checksum error was encountered by the hardware in attempting to read a
sector. DOS has already attempted to re-read the failing sector several times,
without success, before reporting the error. This error may also result from
illegal track and sector addresses being put in the FCB.
- 10 - DISK FILE WRITE ERROR
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A checksum error was detected by the hardware in attempting to write a sector.
DOS has already tried several times, without success, to re-write the failing
sector before reporting the error. This error may also result from illegal
track and sector numbers being put in the FCB. A write-error status may also
be returned if a read error was detected by DOS in attempting to update the
diskette directory
- 11 - THE FILE OR DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED
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An attempt was made to write on a diskette which has been write-protected by
use of the write-enable cutout in the diskette or to a file which has the
write protect bit set.
- 12 - THE FILE IS PROTECTED - FILE NOT DELETED
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The file attempted to be deleted has its delete protect bit set and can not be
deleted.
- 13 - ILLEGAL FILE CONTROL BLOCK SPECIFIED
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An attempt was made to access an FCB from the open FCB chain, but it was not
in the chain.
- 14 - ILLEGAL DISK ADDRESS ENCOUNTERED
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Reserved for future system use.
- 15 - AN ILLEGAL DRIVE NUMBER WAS SPECIFIED
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Reserved for future system use.
- 16 - DRIVES NOT READY
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The drive does not have a diskette in it or the door is open. This message
cannot be issued for mini floppys since there is no means of detecting such
a state.
- 17 - THE FILE IS PROTECTED - ACCESS DENIED
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Reserved for future system use.
- 18 - SYSTEM FILE STATUS ERROR
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a. A read or Rewind was attempted on a file which was closed, or open for
write access.
b. A write was attempted on a file which was closed, or open for read access.
- 19 - FMS DATA INDEX RANGE ERROR
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The Get Random Byte from Sector function was issued with a Random Byte nuber
greater than 256
- 20 - FMS INACTIVE - REBOOT SYSTEM
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Reserved for future system use.
- 21 - ILLEGAL FILE SPECIFICATION
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A format error was detected in a file name specification. The name must begin
with a letter and contain only letters, digits, hyphens, and/or underscores.
Similarly with file extensions. File names are limited to 8 characters,
extensions to 3.
- 22 - SYSTEM FILE CLOSE ERROR
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Reserved for future system use.
- 23 - SECTOR MAP OVERFLOW - DISK TOO SEGMENTED
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An attempt was made to create a very large random access file on a disk which
is very segmented. All record information could not fit in the 2 sectors of
the File Sector Map. Recreating the file on a new diskette will solve the
problem
- 24 - NON-EXISTENT RECORD NUMBER SPECIFIED
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A record number larger than the last record number of the file was specified
in a random position access.
- 25 - RECORD NUMBER MATCH ERROR - FILE DAMAGED
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The record located by the FMS random search is not the correct record. The
file is probably damaged.
- 26 - COMMAND SYNTAX ERROR - RETYPE COMMAND
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The command line just typed has a syntax error.
- 27 - THAT COMMAND IS NOT ALLOWED WHILE PRINTING
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The command just entered is not allowed to operate while the system printer
spooler is activated.
- 28 - WRONG HARDWARE CONFIGURATION
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This error usually implies insufficient memory installed in the computer
for a particular function or trying to use the printer spooler without the
hardware timer board installed.
SEE ALSO
Documents on the behalf of the FLEX User Group
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