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Q87668: FoxBASE+ Error Messages: A - E

Article: Q87668
Product(s): Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.17
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 21-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, version 2.17 
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SUMMARY
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This article reproduces a partial list of FoxBASE+ error messages, from A to E.


MORE INFORMATION
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Attempt to use more than 256 names
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As a program was being opened, the 256 variable names limit was exceeded. To
correct this, divide the program into smaller modules.

Available only under DOS 2.00 +
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(MS-DOS only) The QUIT TO command is not supported under the version of MS-DOS
being used.

Bad report specification
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A report description contains an error. An example would be an invalid field
reference or variable.

Beyond string
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An attempt was made to access characters beyond the last character in the memory
variable or database field.

Cannot create file
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The operating system has returned an error to FoxBASE+ indicating that the new
file cannot be created. The inability to create a new file is usually the result
of a full disk or directory, entry of an invalid filename, or not having the
proper rights to a directory.

Cannot open file
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The operating system has returned an error to FoxBASE+ indicating that the file
cannot be opened. The inability to open a file is usually the result of
attempting to open a file which does not exist or is marked read-only, entry of
an invalid filename, or not having the proper rights needed to access the file.

Checksum error
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(MS-DOS only) The file accessed by the LOAD command contains a line which has an
incorrect checksum.

Database in use is not indexed
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An index for the database was not selected when an UPDATE command, using the
RANDOM option, was encountered.

Database record is trashed
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A numeric field in the current record contains invalid characters.

Division by 0
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An attempt was made to divide by zero.

Do nesting too deep
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The maximum DO program nesting of 15 levels has been exceeded.

Endtext without text
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An ENDTEXT statement is missing a corresponding TEXT statement.

Additional query words: Fox Base plus error message

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxBASE217DOS kbFoxBASESearch
Version           : MS-DOS:2.17

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