Microsoft KB Archive/87668

= FoxBASE+ Error Messages: A - E =

PSS ID Number: 87668

Article Last Modified on 10/21/1999

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS 2.17

-



This article was previously published under Q87668



SUMMARY
This article reproduces a partial list of FoxBASE+ error messages, from A to E.



Attempt to use more than 256 names
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 +
(MS-DOS only) The QUIT TO command is not supported under the version of MS-DOS being used.

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

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

Cannot create file
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
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
(MS-DOS only) The file accessed by the LOAD command contains a line which has an incorrect checksum.

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

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

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

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

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

Additional query words: Fox Base plus error message

Keywords: KB87668

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbFoxBASE217DOS kbFoxBASESearch kbFoxproSearch

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.