QUERY/V MESSAGES [ QUERY/V Reference Manual ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation
QUERY/V Reference Manual
Appendix A QUERY/V MESSAGES
The messages in this appendix are listed alphabetically. Messages that
begin with a number are listed alphabetically, with the other messages,
by the first word after the number. For example, the message: x ENTRIES
QUALIFIED is listed with the messages beginning with the letter E.
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| A DUMMY DATA SET CAN BE | The same dummy data set can | Correct the command and |
| EQUATED TO ONLY ONE DATA SET | only be used in one data set | re-enter it. |
| | equivalence. | |
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| A FILE WITH THE GIVEN NAME | There is already a file with | Either use a different file |
| ALREADY EXISTS | the same name in the | name or purge the existing |
| | specified group and account. | file with that name. |
| | | |
| A PARENTHESIS OR BRACKET IS | A left or right parenthesis | Correct the command and |
| NOT PAIRED IN PATTERN | or bracket is missing. | re-enter it. |
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| A SPECIFIED OPTION NOT | Only the SPACE and SKIP | Correct the command and |
| ALLOWED FOR USER PROCEDURES | options can be used with | re-enter it. |
| | user procedures. | |
| | | |
| A TRANSACTION IS IN | TRANSBEGIN was entered twice | Enter TRANSEND if you want |
| PROGRESS; TRANSEND MUST BE | without any intervening | to end the current |
| CALLED BEFORE ANOTHER | TRANSEND. Another | transaction. |
| TRANSBEGIN | transaction cannot be | |
| | started until the preceding | |
| | transaction has ended. | |
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| ADD OPTION ALREADY SPECIFIED | The ADD option has been | Re-enter the statement with |
| | entered twice for the same | a single ADD option. |
| | total statement. | |
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| ADD OPTION NOT ALLOWED IN | A statement other than total | Re-enter the statement |
| STATEMENT | contains an ADD option. | without the ADD option. |
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| ALL DATA SET NAMES ARE VALID | The specified dummy data set | Re-enter the command with a |
| NAMES, DATA SET EQUIVALENCES | name is an existing data set | valid dummy data set name. |
| WERE IGNORED | in one or more open data | |
| | bases. | |
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| ALPHA EDIT MASK EXCEEDS | The number of characters in | Correct the edit mask length |
| MAXIMUM SIZE | an alphanumeric edit mask | by changing the edit |
| | exceeds the length of the | statement. |
| | output device record. | |
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| ARITHMETIC OVERFLOW [ON Rn] | The sum of data item values | The REPORT command |
| | being totaled (using a total | terminates. Re-enter the |
| | statement ADD option) | command or alter the report |
| | exceeds 20 digits. A | procedure and execute it |
| | register arithmetic | again. |
| | operation caused an | |
| | underflow/overflow condition | |
| | on the specified register | |
| | number n. | |
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| ATTEMPTED MODIFICATION OF A | The UPDATE REPLACE command | Delete the entire entry and |
| SEARCH OR SORT KEY | has attempted to change the | add it again with a new |
| | value of a data item defined | value for the search or sort |
| | as a search or sort item. | item. |
| | | |
| ATTEMPTED MODIFICATION OF A | The UPDATE REPLACE command | You cannot modify the item |
| READ-ONLY ITEM | has attempted to modify a | unless you supply the |
| | data item to which you have | appropriate password with |
| | only read but not write | the PASSWORD= command. |
| | access. | |
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| AUTOMATIC MASTER | The UPDATE ADD command has | None |
| | attempted to add an entry to | |
| | an automatic master data | |
| | set. | |
| | | |
| | It is not necessary to | |
| | explicitly enter values for | |
| | an automatic master. IMAGE | |
| | will do that for you. | |
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| AVERAGE OPTION ALREADY | The AVERAGE option has been | Re-enter the statement with |
| SPECIFIED | entered twice for the same | a single AVERAGE option. |
| | total statement. | |
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| AVERAGE OPTION NOT ALLOWED | A statement other than total | Re-enter the statement |
| IN STATEMENT | contains an AVERAGE option. | without AVERAGE. |
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| BAD DATA BASE REFERENCE | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| | problem. | representative. |
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| BAD DATA BASE NUMBER | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| | problem. | representative. |
| | | |
| BAD DATA SET OR DATA ITEM | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| REFERENCE | problem. | representative. |
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| BAD ITEM REFERENCE OR BAD | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| LIST (SUB-SYSTEM ERROR) | problem. | representative. |
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| BAD MODE | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| | problem. | representative. |
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| BAD PASSWORD | Password not defined for | Re-enter the password. |
| | data base. You cannot | |
| | access any data items or | |
| | data sets. | |
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| BEGINNING OF CHAIN | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| | problem. | representative. |
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| BEGINNING-OF-FILE | This is an internal QUERY | Contact your HP support |
| | problem. | representative. |
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| BROKEN CHAIN POINTERS | You have read only access | Re-enter the command. |
| | and are sharing the data | |
| | base with a user who is | |
| | making structural changes to | |
| | it. | |
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| BUFFER OVERFLOW | The total length of all data | Use the FORM command to see |
| | items to be modified in the | the exact length of the data |
| | data set exceeds 2048 words | items and re-enter the |
| | and has overflowed the | values. |
| | buffer used to hold them. | |
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| CAN ONLY REPORT FROM DATA | A data base other than the | Correct the data base name |
| BASE USED IN FIND OR SUBSET | one specified in the FIND or | and re-enter the command. |
| COMMAND | SUBSET command was specified | |
| | in your report. | |
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| CAN ONLY RETRIEVE FROM ONE | A SUBSET on a single data | Correct the data base name |
| DATA BASE AT A TIME | set select file may only | and re-enter the command. |
| FOLLOWING A FIND COMMAND | refer to one data base. | |
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| CAN ONLY SPECIFY A DATA BASE | The LIST command has | Correct the data base name |
| NAME FOR THE FIRST DATA ITEM | qualified a data item other | and re-enter the command. |
| OR DATA SET NAMED IN THE | than the first data item | |
| COMMAND | with a data base name. | |
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| CANNOT COMPLETE JOIN - | QUERY uses a maximum of 244 | Use stricter selection |
| MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TEMPORARY | temporary files, each 2048 | criteria in the MULTIFIND |
| FILES IS EXCEEDED | records long. In the | command. |
| | process of joining the data | |
| | sets this limit has been | |
| | reached. | |
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| CANNOT DELETE ENTIRE COMMAND | You cannot completely delete | Use the R subcommand if you |
| | a command from the command | want to change the entire |
| | history buffer. | command. |
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| CANNOT FIND SEARCH STRING IN | The string in the REDO | Re-enter the command with a |
| COMMAND HISTORY BUFFER | command does not exist in | valid string. |
| | the command history buffer. | |
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| CANNOT USE SUBSET COMMAND | The SUBSET command cannot be | Use JOIN, MULTIFIND, and |
| AFTER A FIND CHAIN COMMAND | used on a FIND CHAIN select | SUBSET to access the same |
| | file. | data. |
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| CHARACTER TYPE DATA ITEMS | If one data item named in a | Use the FORM command to |
| MAY ONLY BE EQUATED WITH | data item equivalence is of | check the type of data |
| CHARACTER TYPE DATA ITEMS | character data type, the | items. |
| | other data item named in the | |
| | equivalence must also be of | |
| | character type. | |
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| COMBINED LENGTH OF DATA | The select file may not be | None |
| ENTRIES FORMING A COMPOUND | saved since the length of | |
| ENTRY CANNOT EXCEED 2047 | the compound data entry is | |
| WORDS | too large. | |
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| COMMAND STOPPED AT LIMIT, AS | Command has retrieved the | None |
| SPECIFIED | number of entries specified | |
| | with #LIMIT parameter. | |
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| COMMAND TABLE OVERFLOW | LIST: Contains more than 10 | Re-enter the command with |
| | logical relationships. | fewer logical relationships. |
| | | |
| | REPORT: Contains more than | |
| | 400 statements. | Re-enter report with fewer |
| | | statements. |
| | RETRIEVAL: Contains more | |
| | than 50 logical | Re-enter command with fewer |
| | relationships. | logical relationships. |
| | | |
| x COMPOUND ENTRIES | x is the number of compound | None |
| QUALIFIED | entries retrieved by | |
| | MULTIFIND or SUBSET. | |
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| CONSTANT LITERAL TABLE | LIST: Number of data item | Re-enter the command. |
| OVERFLOW | values appearing in the | |
| | entire LIST command has | |
| | exceeded the capacity of the | |
| | table used to hold them. | |
| | | |
| | REPORT: Number of literal | Revise the report and |
| | character strings appearing | re-enter the command. The |
| | in all the header, detail, | maximum number of characters |
| | group, and total statements | for all literals combined is |
| | have exceeded the capacity | about 1536 bytes minus twice |
| | of the table used to hold | the number of literals in |
| | them. | the report. |
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| CONTROL BREAK INCONSISTENCY | The level numbers of total | Revise the report and |
| | or group statements do not | re-enter the command. |
| | match properly with the sort | |
| | statement level numbers. | |
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| COUNT OPTION ALREADY | The COUNT option has been | Re-enter the statement with |
| SPECIFIED | entered twice for the same | a single COUNT option. |
| | total statement. | |
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| COUNT OPTION NOT ALLOWED IN | Statement other than total | Re-enter the statement |
| STATEMENT | contains a COUNT option. | without COUNT. |
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| DATA BASE data base name HAS | The data base that your | Either enter another command |
| BEEN CLOSED, COMMAND CANNOT | command refers to has been | that does not access that |
| BE CONTINUED | closed. | data base, or use a DEFINE, |
| | | DATA BASE=, or MULTIDB |
| | | command to open that data |
| | | base. |
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| DATA BASE BUSY, DO YOU WISH | The data base was opened | Reply NO to ignore current |
| TO WAIT (YES OR NO)? | with access modes 1 and 5 | command. Reply YES to be |
| | and other users are | placed in a wait queue until |
| | currently accessing the data | all other users in the queue |
| | base. | have accessed the data base. |
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| DATA BASE CANNOT BE OPENED | Some of the data in the | Notify your data base |
| BECAUSE IT IS DAMAGED | specified data base is not | administrator. |
| | accurate because the data | |
| | base has been damaged. | |
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| DATA BASE CANNOT BE OPENED | The data base name is | Re-enter the command with a |
| (CHECK DATA BASE NAME OR | invalid, or the account or | valid data base name or |
| SECURITY) | group specified does not | change your password with |
| | exist, or you do not have | the PASSWORD= command. |
| | access to that data because | |
| | of MPE security. | |
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| DATA BASE CANNOT BE OPENED | The data base cannot be | If this message persists, |
| (DBOPEN DID NOT SUCCEED) | opened because an error | notify your data base |
| | occurred. | administrator. |
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| DATA BASE IN USE | The data base is currently | Change the mode or try |
| | being accessed and cannot be | later. |
| | opened with an exclusive | |
| | access mode. | |
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| DATA BASE IS LOCKED BY | The data base cannot be | Try accessing data base at a |
| ANOTHER PROCESS | accessed because another | later time. |
| | user has the data base, data | |
| | sets or entries locked. | |
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| DATA BASE NOT DECLARED | The command has been entered | Use DEFINE, DATA-BASE=, or |
| | prior to declaring the data | MULTIDB to declare the data |
| | base(s). | base(s). |
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| DATA BASE OPEN EXCLUSIVELY | The data base is currently | Wait until the other user |
| | being accessed by another | closes the data base and try |
| | user with exclusive access | again. |
| | mode. | |
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| DATA BASE OPEN IN ANOTHER | The data base is currently | Try another mode or try |
| MODE | being accessed in an access | again later. (Refer to |
| | mode which is incompatible | Section 1 for compatible |
| | with the one specified. | modes.) |
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| DATA BASE REQUIRES CREATION | The data base root file | Run the IMAGE program DBUTIL |
| | exists, but files containing | in CREATE mode to create the |
| | data sets do not. | data base. |
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| DATA ITEM DOES NOT BELONG TO | The data item does not | Re-enter the command with |
| SPECIFIED DATA SET | belong to the data set named | the correct data set name. |
| | in the command. | |
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| DATA ITEM LIST TOO LONG | Internal QUERY error. | Contact your HP support |
| | | representative. |
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| DATA ITEM NOT RETRIEVED data | The command references a | Retrieve entries that |
| item name | data item that was not | contain the data item and |
| | previously selected by a | re-enter the command. |
| | retrieval command. | |
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| DATA ITEM USED IN MATCH MUST | The data item specified for | Use the FORM command to |
| BE TYPE "U" OR "X" | a pattern match must be of | check the type of data |
| | character type. | items. |
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| DATA ITEM VALUE TOO LONG | The data item value entered | Use the FORM command to |
| | exceeds 500 characters or | verify the length of the |
| | the maximum allowable length | data item and re-enter with |
| | for the data item type | a smaller value. |
| | defined. | |
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| DATA OF TYPE K CANNOT BE A | Data items of type K must be | Re-enter a positive value |
| NEGATIVE VALUE | positive. | see Table 1-1 for the legal |
| | | value range for type K. |
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| DATA SET BUSY - TRY AGAIN | The data set is being | Try again later. |
| | accessed by other users. | |
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| DATA SET FULL | No more entries can be added | Consult with your data base |
| | to the data set. | administrator. |
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| DATA SET NOT WRITEABLE | The command attempted to | You must supply an |
| | modify a data item in a data | appropriate password or |
| | set which you are only | enter a different command. |
| | allowed to read but not | |
| | write. | |
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| DBB CONTROL BLOCK FULL | Internal IMAGE problem. | Refer to the IMAGE Reference |
| | | Manual for an explanation of |
| | | the problem. |
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| DBINFO MODE 901 FAILED. | The version of IMAGE on your | Refer to the IMAGE Reference |
| CHECK DATA BASE LANGUAGE | system does not have NLS | Manual for an explanation of |
| ATTRIBUTE AND IMAGE VERSION. | features. | this problem. |
| | | |
| DBG CONTROL BLOCK FULL | Internal IMAGE problem. | This is a warning. The user |
| | | may want to update IMAGE to |
| | | a version that supports NLS. |
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| DBU CONTROL BLOCK FULL | The IMAGE user control block | Close and reopen the data |
| | is full. | base you are accessing |
| | | either by exiting and |
| | | re-entering QUERY or by |
| | | using the CLOSE command. If |
| | | the problem persists, refer |
| | | to the IMAGE Reference |
| | | Manual for an explanation of |
| | | the problem. |
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| DELETE ALL RETRIEVED ENTRIES | QUERY requests confirmation | Reply YES to delete all |
| (YES OR NO)? | of the UPDATE DELETE command | entries selected by the most |
| | just entered. | recent retrieval command. |
| | | Reply NO to abort the |
| | | command. |
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| DIRECTED BEGINNING-OF-FILE | Internal QUERY problem. | Contact your HP support |
| | | representative. |
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| DIRECTED END-OF-FILE | Internal QUERY problem. | Contact your HP support |
| | | representative. |
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| DIRECTORY OVERFLOW, | The current Proc-file | Delete existing unused |
| PROCEDURE REJECTED | directory is full and cannot | procedures in the current |
| | accept more procedures. | Proc-file or build and |
| | | declare another one with the |
| | | PROC-FILE= command. |
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| DUPLICATE EDIT STATEMENTS | More than one edit statement | The second edit statement is |
| | with the same number has | ignored unless the REPORT is |
| | been entered. | a procedure. If so, RETURN |
| | | to prompt. Alter the |
| | | procedure. |
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| DUPLICATE ITEM IGNORED | The same data item has | None |
| | appeared more than once in | |
| | the command. Only first | |
| | occurrence is used. | |
| | | |
| DUPLICATE ITEM NAME | Two or more data sets named | None |
| | in the JOIN command contain | |
| | the same data item name and | |
| | one or both of the | |
| | following: | |
| | | |
| | (1) The duplicate items are | |
| | not named in the data item | |
| | equivalence. | |
| | | |
| | (2) The item is compound. | |
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| DUPLICATE PROCEDURE NAME | The procedure name already | Re-enter the command with a |
| | exists in the current | different procedure name. |
| | Proc-file. | |
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| DUPLICATE SEARCH ITEM VALUE | You have entered a search | None |
| | value that already exists in | |
| | the master data set. The | |
| | value you tried to add is | |
| | ignored. | |
| | | |
| DUPLICATE SORT DATA ITEM | More than one sort statement | Revise the report and |
| NAME | contains the same data item | re-enter the command. |
| | name, qualified with the | |
| | same data base name and | |
| | subscript. | |
| | | |
| EDIT MASK ERROR | A numeric edit mask contains | Correct the mask and |
| | characters in the wrong | re-enter the edit statement. |
| | order. | |
| | | |
| EDIT OPTION ALREADY | The statement contains more | Revise the statement and |
| SPECIFIED | than one edit statement | re-enter it. |
| | reference. | |
| | | |
| EDIT OPTION ERROR | The edit statement reference | Revise the statement and |
| | is not between E0 and E9 | re-enter it. |
| | inclusive. | |
| | | |
| EDIT OPTION NOT ALLOWED IN | The edit statement is | Revise the report and |
| STATEMENT statement | referenced in in the | re-enter the command |
| | displayed statement which | |
| | contains a literal as a | |
| | print element. | |
| | | |
| EITHER NO JOIN COMMAND WAS | The JOIN command was not | Enter a valid JOIN command. |
| ISSUED OR THE MOST RECENT | entered or not entered | |
| JOIN COMMAND WAS INVALID | correctly. | |
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| END OF CHAIN | The end of a detail chain | Consult with data base |
| | has been prematurely | administrator. Problem may |
| | encountered. | be an internal QUERY problem |
| | | or a problem with the data |
| | | base. |
| | | |
| END OF FILE | The end of the data set file | Consult with data base |
| | has been prematurely | administrator. Problem may |
| | encountered. | be an interal QUERY problem |
| | | with the data base. |
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| END-OF-FILE ON COMMAND INPUT | QUERY has encountered the | Check input file and add an |
| FILE | end of the input file before | EXIT command. |
| | finding an EXIT command. In | |
| | batch, the end of file could | |
| | be caused by a :EOD, :EOJ, | |
| | :JOB or :DATA record. | |
| | | |
| END-OF-FILE ON REPORT FILE | There is not enough room | Notify the system operator. |
| | left in the file to which | |
| | the report is being written. | |
| | | |
| END OF XEQ FILE | The End-Of-File was | None |
| | encountered in the XEQ file. | |
| | | |
| END PRINT POSITION ERROR | The end print position | Revise the statement and |
| | specified contains an | re-enter it. |
| | illegal digit, is equal to | |
| | zero, or is greater than the | |
| | record size of the output | |
| | device. | |
| | | |
| END PROCEDURE DATA | The line number referenced | Re-enter the command with |
| | in an insert, replace, or | the correct statement |
| | delete statement is greater | number. |
| | than the final statement | |
| | number of the procedure | |
| | being altered. | |
| | | |
| x ENTRIES HAVE QUALIFIED, DO | CONTROL Y was entered during | Reply NO if you want to |
| YOU WANT TO CONTINUE | the retrieval. x is the | terminate the command. The |
| SEARCHING? | number of entries found so | number of entries that have |
| | far. | qualified so far will be |
| | | preserved. Reply YES if you |
| | | want to continue. |
| | | |
| x ENTRIES NOT DELETED | An attempt has been made to | If desired, delete the |
| BECAUSE CORRESPONDING DETAIL | delete a master search item | detail entries first and |
| ENTRIES EXIST | value that still exists as a | then the master entry. |
| | detail search item value in | |
| | one or more linked detail | |
| | data sets. x is the number | |
| | of entries not deleted. | |
| | | |
| x ENTRIES QUALIFIED | x is the number of entries | None |
| | selected by the command. | |
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| ERROR IN COMPILE-MATCH | An internal error occurred | Try entering a shorter |
| | while trying to process the | pattern. |
| | pattern specified with | |
| | MATCHING. There may be too | |
| | many characters in the | |
| | pattern. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| INVALID ITEM BOUNDARIES - | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| ITEM # n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| INVALID ITEM LENGTH - ITEM # | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| INVALID ITEM OFFSET - ITEM # | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| INVALID ITEM TYPE SPECIFIED | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| - ITEM # n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE ITEM | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| BOUNDARY TOO LONG FOR RECORD | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| - ITEM # n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE ITEM | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| NAME BEGINS WITH | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| NON-ALPHABETIC ITEM - ITEM # | the item in error. | |
| n | | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE ITEM | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| NAME CONTAINS A BLANK - ITEM | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| # n | the item in error. | |
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| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE ITEM | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| NAME CONTAINS INVALID | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| CHARACTER - ITEM # n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE ITEM | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| NAME IS ALL BLANKS - ITEM # | Item # n is the number of | representative. |
| n | the item in error. | |
| | | |
| ERROR IN SAVE PROCEDURE | Internal QUERY Problem. | Contact your HP support |
| NUMBER OF ITEMS MUST BE | | representative. |
| GREATER THAN ZERO | | |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A " , " | A comma is missing from the | Correct the command or |
| | command or statement. | statement and re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A " . " | A period is missing from the | Correct the command or |
| | command or statement. | statement and re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED " = " | An equal sign is missing | Correct the command or |
| | from the command. | statement and re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A " ; " | A semicolon is missing from | Correct the command or |
| | the command or statement. | statement and re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A CHARACTER IN | A pattern must have one or | Correct the command or |
| PATTERN | more characters. | statement and re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A CONNECTOR OR | The command is missing a | Correct the command or |
| "END" | logical connector (AND or | statement and re-enter it. |
| | OR) or a terminating END, or | |
| | an ending quote is missing | |
| | from a data item value. | |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A DATA ITEM NAME | A data item name is missing | Re-enter the command with a |
| | from the command. | data item name. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A DATA SET NAME | A data set name is missing | Re-enter the command with a |
| | from the command. | data set name. |
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| EXPECTED A DUMMY DATA SET | A dummy data set name is | Re-enter the command with a |
| NAME | missing from the command. | dummy data set name. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED A LANGUAGE NUMBER | The LANGUAGE=command only | Enter HELP LANGUAGE for a |
| OR NAME | accepts the name of a | complete explanation of the |
| | language or the number | command and then re-enter |
| | associated with that name. | it. |
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| EXPECTED A LITERAL VALUE | The value in quotes is | If prompted with >>, |
| | missing or the beginning or | re-enter the data item name |
| | ending quote is missing. | and value. Otherwise, |
| | | correct the command and |
| | | re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED LEFT PARENTHESIS | The left parenthesis which | Correct the command and |
| | specifies a sub-item index | re-enter it. |
| | is missing from the command. | |
| | | |
| EXPECTED RIGHT PARENTHESIS | The right parenthesis which | Correct the command and |
| | specifies a sub-item index | re-enter it. |
| | is missing from the command. | |
| | | |
| EXPECTED EITHER A COMMA OR A | The JOIN command expected a | Correct the command and |
| SEMICOLON | comma or semicolon. | re-enter it. |
| | | |
| EXPECTED "TO" | A TO is missing from the | Correct the statement and |
| | data item equivalences. | re-enter it. |
| | | |
| FATAL ERROR: QUERY | An unrecoverable error has | Notify your data base |
| TERMINATED | occurred. | administrator. |
| | | |
| FCLOSE FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FCLOSE | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -2). | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FILE CLOSE ERROR code | A file error occurred while | Notify your data base |
| | MPE was closing a file. | administrator. |
| | code is an MPE file system | |
| | error number. | |
| | | |
| FILE DOES NOT EXIST | The specified file does not | Re-enter the command with a |
| | exist. | valid file name. |
| | | |
| FILE DOES NOT EXIST, BEING | The procedure file does not | None |
| CREATED | exist in the log-on group. | |
| | The file is created by QUERY | |
| | and saved using file name as | |
| | the formal designator. File | |
| | size is 126 records. | |
| | | |
| FILE NOT TYPE ASCII | The referenced file is not | Re-enter the command using |
| | an ASCII file. | the name of an ASCII file. |
| | | |
| FILE OPEN ERROR BAD RECSIZE | The ASCII file declared as | Declare a different |
| | the Proc-file does not have | Proc-file with the |
| | a record size of 256 bytes. | PROC-FILE= command. |
| | | |
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| FILE OPEN ERROR code | A file error occurred while | Contact your HP support |
| | opening a file. code is an | representative. |
| | MPE file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FILE READ ERROR code | A physical error occurred | Contact your HP support |
| | during Proc-file read | representative. |
| | operation. Code is an MPE | |
| | file system error number. | |
| | | |
| FILE SYSTEM ERROR OCCURRED | A file error occurred while | Contact your HP support |
| IN SDBUILD INTRINSIC - code | QUERY was saving the select | representative. |
| | file. Code is an MPE file | |
| | system error number. | |
| | | |
| FILE WRITE ERROR code | A physical error occurred | Contact your HP support |
| | during file write operation. | representative. |
| | Code is an MPE file system | |
| | error number. | |
| | | |
| FLOCK FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FLOCK | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -7.) | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FOPEN FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FOPEN | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -1). | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FREADDIR FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FOPEN | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -3). | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FREADLABEL FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FOPEN | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -4). | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FULL CHAIN FOR ITEM item | Command attempted to add a | Consult with your data base |
| name IN MASTER set name | detail entry to a chain | administrator. |
| | which has reached the | |
| | maximum allowable number of | |
| | entries. Command ignored. | |
| | Item name is the search item | |
| | in the detail data set and | |
| | set name is master data set | |
| | name. | |
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| FULL MASTER FOR item name IN | An attempt has been made to | Consult with your data base |
| MASTER set name | add a detail data entry with | administrator. |
| | a search item value that | |
| | does not match any existing | |
| | search item value in the | |
| | corresponding automatic | |
| | master set name and a new | |
| | master entry cannot be | |
| | created because the | |
| | automatic master data set is | |
| | full. Item name is the | |
| | detail data set search item | |
| | name. | |
| | | |
| FWRITEDIR FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FOPEN | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -5). | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| FWRITELABEL FAILURE x, y | The MPE intrinsic FOPEN | Notify your data base |
| | failed. (IMAGE error -6). | administrator. |
| | x is the data set number, y | |
| | is the file system error | |
| | number. | |
| | | |
| HEADERS OVERFLOW A PAGE | The header statements print | Revise the header statements |
| | more header lines of | and re-enter the command. |
| | information (counting line | |
| | skipping) than can fit on | |
| | one output page. | |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL ACCESS | You do not have write access | Refer to Section 1 for a |
| | to the data base because | description of access modes |
| | your access mode does not | and capabilities associated |
| | allow it. | with each. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL ASCENDING/DESCENDING | An ASC or DES sort parameter | Revise the sort statement |
| CODE | is missing or incorrectly | and re-enter it. |
| | spelled. | |
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| ILLEGAL DATA ITEM NAME item | The data item named item | Use the MULTIDB command to |
| name | name does not belong to the | open the correct data base, |
| | data base currently being | or change your password with |
| | accessed, is not accessible | the PASSWORD= command, or |
| | to you based upon your | use the FORM command to |
| | password, or is not a member | determine the correct data |
| | of the data set specified in | item. |
| | the fully-qualified data | |
| | item name. | |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL DATA SET NAME set | The data set called set name | Re-enter the command with a |
| name | does not belong to the data | valid data set name (use the |
| | base currently being | FORM command to determine |
| | accessed or you cannot | the valid set names) or |
| | access the data set based on | change your password with |
| | your password. | the PASSWORD= command. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL DATA TYPE | The data type specified in a | Revise the register |
| | register statement is | statement and re-enter it. |
| | defined as U or X or a | |
| | register number is outside | |
| | the range 0-29. | |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL DUMMY DATA SET NAME | A dummy data set name cannot | Correct the command and |
| | be longer than 16 | re-enter it. |
| | characters, and the first | |
| | character must be | |
| | alphabetic. | |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL ITEM LENGTH x, FOR | The referenced data item is | Refer to Section 1 for a |
| ITEM item name | not the proper size and type | discussion of data types |
| | to be processed by QUERY. | supported by QUERY. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL ITEM LENGTH x, ITEM | The data item being | Refer to Section 1 for a |
| item name IGNORED | referenced is not the proper | discussion of data types |
| | size and type to be | supported by QUERY. |
| | processed by QUERY. If the | |
| | data item is a search or | |
| | sort item, the command | |
| | terminates. x is the data | |
| | item type. | |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL ITEM LENGTH x FOR | Data item referenced is of a | Refer to Section 1 for a |
| SEARCH KEY item name | type not supported by QUERY. | discussion of data types |
| | | supported by QUERY. |
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| ILLEGAL NAME | ALTER, CREATE, DESTROY, | Refer to the CREATE command |
| | DISPLAY, RENAME: The | for naming rules or use |
| | referenced procedure name | DISPLAY LIST to determine |
| | exceeds eight characters, | the correct procedure name. |
| | contains illegal characters, | Re-enter command with |
| | or consists of a reserved | correct name. |
| | word. | |
| | | |
| | DATA-BASE=: Data base name | Re-enter the command with |
| | referenced contains an | the correct name. |
| | illegal character or more | |
| | than 24 characters. | |
| | | |
| | OUTPUT=: Name following | Re-enter command. |
| | OUTPUT= is not LP or TERM. | |
| | | |
| | PROC-FILE=: Proc-file name | Re-enter command with valid |
| | contains an illegal | name. |
| | character. | |
| | | |
| | REPORT: Procedure name | Re-enter command with |
| | exceeds eight characters or | correct name. |
| | does not start with an | |
| | alphabetic character. | |
| | | |
| | XEQ: XEQ file name begins | Refer to the MPE Commands |
| | with a non-alphabetic | Reference Manual for valid |
| | character or is too long. | file names. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL PROCEDURE NAME | The specified procedure name | Re-enter procedure name |
| | contains non-alphanumeric | without non-alphanumeric |
| | characters. | characters. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL REGISTER OPERATOR | The operator specified is | Refer to the Register |
| | not one of the valid | Statement under the REPORT |
| | register operators. | command for valid operators. |
| | | Revise the statement. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL SELECTION CRITERIA | The retrieval command | Refer to Section 3 for the |
| | contains invalid selection | correct syntax of the |
| | criteria. The syntax may be | command. Re-enter the |
| | incorrect. | command with a legal |
| | | selection criteria. |
| | | |
| ILLEGAL UPDATE TYPE | The character string | Correct the command and |
| | following UPDATE is not ADD, | re-enter it. |
| | REPLACE, or DELETE. | |
| | | |
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| INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN OPTION | The statement contains an | Revise the statement and |
| AND EDIT STATEMENTS | edit statement label not | re-enter command. |
| | used to define an edit | |
| | statement. | |
| | | |
| IN ORDER TO SAVE A COMPOUND | The select file may not be | None |
| SELECT FILE, THE NUMBER OF | saved since there are too | |
| DATA ITEMS THE COMPOUND | many data items in the | |
| ENTRY POSSESSES MUST BE LESS | compound entry. | |
| THAN 511. | | |
| | | |
| INPUT ERROR | ALTER: No line number in an | Re-enter the statement |
| | insert, delete, or replace | correctly. |
| | statement (for example, /R, | |
| | ). | |
| | | |
| | Beginning line number | |
| | greater than ending | |
| | statement number (for | |
| | example, /R,5,3 ). | |
| | | |
| | Beginning line number | |
| | referenced in statement less | |
| | than ending line number of | |
| | previous statement (for | |
| | example, /R,2,4/D,3 ) | |
| | | |
| | Alter statement does not | |
| | start with /I,/R,/D, or /E. | |
| | | |
| | Illegal character entered. | |
| | | |
| | /R or /I entered with no | |
| | additional lines (for | |
| | example, /R,4/D,6 ). | |
| | | |
| | CREATE: Input line contains | Shorten line if possible and |
| | an illegal character or | re-enter it. |
| | input line exceeds 250 | |
| | characters. | |
| | | |
| | DISPLAY: The beginning line | Re-enter the command. |
| | number is less than 1 (for | |
| | example, DISPLAY FINDACT, | |
| | 0,3). | |
| | | |
| | The beginning line number is | |
| | greater than the ending line | |
| | number (for example, DISPLAY | |
| | FINDACT, 4,2 ) | |
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| INPUT TOO LONG | ALTER: Combined length of | Shorten the statement and |
| | continued lines (connected | re-enter the command. |
| | by &) exceeds 250 | |
| | characters. | |
| | | |
| | GENERAL: Command exceeds 698 | Re-enter the command with |
| | characters. | fewer characters if |
| | | possible. |
| | | |
| | FIND, MULTIFIND, SUBSET, | Re-enter the command. |
| | UPDATE: Data item value is | |
| | longer than the maximum | |
| | length for the data item. | |
| | | |
| INSUFFICIENT VIRTUAL MEMORY | QUERY cannot obtain | Try again later. |
| | necessary system disc space | |
| | to create the tables and | |
| | work space required to | |
| | access the data base. | |
| | | |
| INTERNAL QUERY NLS PROBLEM | While initializing | Contact your HP support |
| | language-dependent | representative. |
| | information, the NLS | |
| | subsystem encountered an | |
| | error from which it could | |
| | not recover. | |
| | | |
| INVALID COMMAND | QUERY does not recognize the | Refer to the command |
| | command or OUTPUT=LP has | description for the proper |
| | been entered twice without | format and re-enter the |
| | an intervening OUTPUT= TERM. | command. |
| | The command is ignored the | |
| | second time it is entered. | |
| | | |
| INVALID CHARACTERS AFTER | The D subcommand can only be | Enter a valid editing |
| DELETE COMMAND | followed by other D's or by | subcommand. |
| | the insert (I) subcommand. | |
| | | |
| INVALID CHARACTERS AFTER | A subcommand of the REDO | Refer to the REDO command in |
| EDIT COMMAND | command is followed by | Section 3 for information on |
| | invalid characters. | the editing subcommands. |
| | | |
| INVALID CONNECTOR OR | QUERY expected a logical | Correct the command and |
| TERMINATOR xxxx | connector (AND or OR) or | re-enter it. |
| | END. xxxx is the offending | |
| | character string appearing | |
| | in place of the expected | |
| | string. | |
| | | |
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