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Appendix B ERROR MESSAGES XSORT error messages distinguish between two types of errors--syntax errors and execution errors. In the discussion of these messages below, the syntactical errors are covered first. They are broken down by the category under which they can be grouped. General syntactical errors are followed by those which occur under the headings of the various types of specifications: Header, ALTSEQ, S Option, Record Type, and Field Description. Syntax messages are caused by the detection of some type of inconsistency during the interpretation of the XSORT specifications. They are included in the listings of the specifications on $STDLIST and usually follow immediately the specification section to which they belong--Header, ALTSEQ, S Option, Record Type, or Field Description. The error number associated with a message is printed on the right hand margin. When an error can be associated with a particular set of columns on a specification line, that set of columns is underlined with asterisks (*****). On the following pages is a list of errors with their corresponding numbers and further explanations of their meanings when necessary.