Error Messages

SWAP uses OpenVMS_style error messages.  This appendix lists every SWAP message in alphabetical order.  The error messages are divided into the following severities:

    • Warning        %SWAP-W-    SWAP should still run
    • Informational        %SWAP-I-    SWAP will still run
    • Fatal            %SWAP-F-    SWAP will terminate
    • Error            %SWAP-E-    SWAP will terminate

In all the following messages, 'file_spec' will contain a file specification when the message is signalled to the screen.  The file specification will vary each time the message is written.  The rest of the appendix lists error messages and recommended action.


ABORTED, Aborted procedure, changes to 'file_spec' will NOT be saved

The abort option of the confirm menu was chosen.  The current file will not be changed (not even the changes up to the point abort was requested) and no more files will be processed.  All files that were changed before the abort request will contain changes.

BLANK, Returned blank value

A blank value was entered in a field that requires a value. Please enter a value in the field.

ERRCENTEXT, Text was too wide to be properly centered

There was an error while centering a text string within a limited space. The string will be truncated.

ERRCLOINP, Error closing input file

There was an error closing the input file.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRCLOLOG, Error closing log file (SYS$OUTPUT:)

There was an error closing the log file which is SYS$OUTPUT:.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRCLOOUTP, Error closing output file

There was an error closing the output file (listing of all substitutions and statistics from the /OUTPUT qualifier).  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRCLOTOUTP, Error closing temporary output file

There was an error closing the temporary output file.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRCONVINCR, Error converting incrementing value, increase the field width

During processing an incrementing value exceeding the maximum value that could be output in the space provided. Reenter the command and allow more space for the value OR decrease the increment amount.

ERRORINCRVALUE, Error parsing increment value or incrementing variable

There was an error parsing the increment value from an incrementing variable. Reenter the command with the incrementing variable formatted “#N#,#,#” or “#Z#,#,#”; all numeric values must be supplied.

ERRINQINP, Error inquiring about input file

There was an error when inquiring about the input file maximum record length.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERROPEINP, Error opening input file

One of the input files could not be opened.  This is only a warning, but it should be noted.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERROPELOG, Error opening log file (SYS$OUTPUT:)

There was an error opening the log file which is SYS$OUTPUT:.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERROPENFILE, Error opening the file !AS

There was an error opening the specified file. Addition error messages should be displayed that provide additional information.

ERROPEOUTP, Error opening output file

There was an error opening the output file (listing of all substitutions and statistics from the /OUTPUT qualifier).  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERROPETOUTP, Error opening temporary output file

There was an error opening the temporary output file.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRORPARSINCR, Error parsing incrementing variable

There was an error parsing the incrementing variable. Reenter the command with the incrementing variable formatted “#N#,#,#” or “#Z#,#,#”; all numeric values must be supplied.

ERRRNAGE, Error processing the range !AS

There was an error while trying to transfer the specified value to an integer range value. Please verify the value and re-enter.

ERRREAINP, Error reading input file

There was an error reading the input file.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRREALOG, Error reading log file (SYS$OUTPUT:)

There was an error reading the log file which is SYS$OUTPUT:.  This is only a warning and you will be prompted for input again.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRRENAMING, Error renaming temporary output file 'file_spec'

There was an error trying to rename the temporary file to a version higher that the input file.  File_spec will be the name of the file.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRSTARTVALUE, Error parsing start value or incrementing variable

There was an error parsing the incrementing variable; the starting value is either invalid or missing. Reenter the command with the incrementing variable formatted “#N#,#,#” or “#Z#,#,#”; all numeric values must be specified as valid integers.

ERRVARSIZE, Error converting ‘value’ to a size for the variable ‘variable’>

The value specified for the size of an incrementing variable has not been specified correctly. Reenter the command with the incrementing variable in the format %#N#,#,#% or %#Z#,#,#%; all numeric (#) values must be specified as valid integers.

ERRWRITLOG, Error writing log file (SYS$OUTPUT:)

There was an error writing to the log file which is SYS$OUTPUT:.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

ERRWRITTOUTP, Error writing temporary output file

There was an error writing to the temporary output file.  The error messages that follow this error will further explain the problem.

FILE_IGNORED, File 'file_spec' was not processed

The specified file was not processed.  It was ignored.

FILETRUNC, The file being loaded was truncated, line limit exceeded

The file being loaded to view was too large. Try viewing the file from the DCL prompt with the TYPE command or a default VMS editor.

FNF, file !AS was not found>

The specified file was not found. Please check for spelling errors and re-enter the commad.

IGNORED, Ignore file, changes to 'file_spec' will NOT be saved

The ignore option of the confirm menu was chosen.  The current file will not be changed (not even the changes up to the point ignore was requested).

INVALIDCOLS, Invalid column value(s) specified

The /COLUMNS= entry was invalid.  Check that the starting column is less than or equal to the ending column number.

                                

INVALIDLENGTH, Invalid length (record) value was specified

The /LENGTH= entry was invalid.  Check to make sure a value was specified with the qualifier.  If a value was specified, make sure it was between 1 and 2048.

INVALIDRANGE, Invalid range value(s) specified

The /RANGE= entry was invalid.  Check that the starting range is less than or equal to the ending range number.

INVALIDTAB, Invalid tab value was specified

The /TAB= entry was invalid.  Check to make sure the specified value was between 1 and 255.

INVCHAR, !AS is an invalid character

An invalid character was specified. Please re-enter with a valid character.

INVINTRANGE,!ZL is invalid, you must enter a value between !ZL and !ZL

An invalid integer value was specified. The value must be between the indicated values in the error message.

INKEY, Last key entered was not valid for this screen

An invalid key was entered. Please refer to the manual for valid keys.

NOINCRTYPE, No increment variable type, must supply N or Z

A variable that appears to be specified as incrementing (ie: includes commas in the variable definition) is not named N or Z. Only N, leading spaces, or Z, leading zeros, are valid variable names for incrementing variables.

NORMAL, Normal successful completion
    There was a successful completion.

NOVAR, There was no variable name within the variable delimiters

A delimiter was found without a closing delimiter OR two delimiters were found without a variable specified within them. If the % sign is the delimiter variables must be defined as %variable-name###% where ### is the length of the variable in the search string or %variable-name% with no length specified for variables in the replacement string.

PROVIDE, The !AS parameter must be supplied

The specified parameter must be supplied. Please re-enter the command with the required parameter.

REQFIELDSIZE, Must supply the field size for the incrementing variable

The value specified for the field size of an incrementing variable has not been specified correctly or has been omitted. Reenter the command with the incrementing variable in the format %#N#,#,#% or %#Z#,#,#%; all numeric (#) values must be specified as valid integers.

RSPECIALUSED, Replacement string was interpreted as a special character

The replacement string was interpreted as a special character (ie %x010).  If the replacement string was not meant to be a special character, re_enter the command.

SCREENEXIT, User hit an exit or escape key

This in an internal status that should not be signalled. There is no user action required.

SEARCHEXCL, Search file 'file_spec' was excluded

This message tells you which files were excluded because they matched one of the exclude file specifications.

SEARCHFNF, Search file not found.  File 'file_spec' not found.

One of the input file specifications was not found.

SSPECIALUSED, Search string was interpreted as a special character

The search string was interpreted as a special character (ie %x010).  If the search string was not meant to be a special character, re_enter the command.

TOOMANYEXCL, Too many exclude files were specified

There were too many exclude files specified in the list on the command line.  Re_enter the files with a maximum of 64 file specifications.

TOOMANYSEAR, Too many search files were specified

There were too many search files specified in the list on the command line.  Re_enter the files with a maximum of 64 file specifications.

VALIDINPUT, Enter one of the following only: Y, N, I or A _ Please reenter

This message displays all valid input.  If invalid input is entered, this message is displayed as a short help message.