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Warning and Fatal Error Messages (PTWARN and PTERR)

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The following warning and fatal error messages can appear on Pass Thru devices when problems occur.



MESSAGE: Device not open. (PTERR 1)

Level: PTERR 1

CAUSE: An internal error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Host modified screen since last receive request. (PTERR 9)

Level: PTERR 9

CAUSE: An internal screen error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; attempt made to update protected field. (PTERR 10)

Level: PTERR 10

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; non-existent field number specified. (PTERR 11)

Level: PTERR 11

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: One or more fields with exclamation marks contained invalid character(s). Please correct and reenter. (PTWARN 12)

Level: PTWARN 12

CAUSE: One or more fields with exclamation marks contained one or more invalid characters.

ACTION: Change the contents of the field and reenter it.



MESSAGE: Internal error; field length specified for WRITEFIELD is too long. (PTERR 13)

Level: PTERR 13

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; attempt made to update a field or transmit from a printer. (PTERR 14)

Level: PTERR 14

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Invalid program function key number. Please reenter. (PTWARN 15)

Level: PTWARN 15

CAUSE: You entered an invalid program function key number (less than 0 or greater than 24).

ACTION: Reenter a valid number (an integer from 0 through 24).



MESSAGE: Incorrect cursor address; reposition cursor and reenter. (PTWARN 16)

Level: PTWARN 16

CAUSE: The cursor was not located within a valid portion of the screen when you pressed the [ENTER] key or some other special function key.

ACTION: Reposition the cursor and reenter the key.



MESSAGE: Internal error; attempt made to write to a field where input is inhibited. (PTERR 17)

Level: PTERR 17

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; field offset out of range. (PTERR 21)

Level: PTERR 21

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Keyboard enable timeout has occurred. (PTERR 23)

Level: PTERR 23

CAUSE: The host failed to enable the keyboard within the time limit specified in the timeout parameter of the OPEN3270 intrinsic.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Response timeout has occurred. (PTERR 24)

Level: PTERR 24

CAUSE: The host failed to send data to a device within the transmit/receive time limit set by the timeout parameter of the OPEN3270 intrinsic.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; intrinsic call made in split stack mode. (PTERR 25)

Level: PTERR 25

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; intrinsic call made with parameter value out of bounds. (PTERR 26)

Level: PTERR 26

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; could not open device. Insufficient virtual memory was available. (PTERR 27)

Level: PTERR 27

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Before trying to open the device again, check with the system manager to be sure there is enough virtual memory on your system. Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; could not open device. Insufficient real memory was available. (PTERR 28)

Level: PTERR 28

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; called an intrinsic with a request already outstanding. (PTERR 29)

Level: PTERR 29

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; IMF intrinsic error occurred. (PTERR 30)

Level: PTERR 30

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred in SNA IMF.

ACTION: A file named IMFDUMxx was created in your group and account or in the PUB group of the SYS account. Save this file for your HP representative. Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; specified MAXINBUFLEN is too large. (PTERR 42)

Level: PTERR 42

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; transparent mode not requested for LU.T1 emulation. (PTERR 43)

Level: PTERR 43

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; WRITESTREAM called during an LU.T1 session. (PTERR 44)

Level: PTERR 44

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Internal error; value specified for the INBUF parameter is too small to hold the entire data stream. (PTERR 49)

Level: PTERR 49

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Attempt to open file on terminal failed. (PTERR 100)

Level: PTERR 100

CAUSE: Your attempt to open a file on the terminal has failed. Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for the reason why the FOPEN command of the terminal failed.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Call to FGETINFO failed. (PTERR 101)

Level: PTERR 101

CAUSE: The file system was unable to return information. Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for more information about the error.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Emulation attempted on non-terminal device. (PTERR 102)

Level: PTERR 102

CAUSE: You may emulate only display station functions using an HP 239x, 262x, or 264x terminal. The device you chose was not a terminal.

ACTION: Choose another logical device number and try again.



MESSAGE: Attempt to allocate terminal failed. (PTERR 103)

Level: PTERR 103

CAUSE: The terminal allocation request (call to FCONTROL) failed. Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for more information about the error.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Call to FWRITE failed. (PTERR 104)

Level: PTERR 104

CAUSE: Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for more information about the problem.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: 239x, 262x, or 264x terminal needed for emulation. (PTERR 105)

Level: PTERR 105

CAUSE: The terminal specified is not supported by Pass Thru.

ACTION: Refer to Appendix C “Pass Thru Terminal and Printer Specifications” of this manual for a complete list of terminals supported by Pass Thru.



MESSAGE: 2640 terminal must be strapped for page mode. (PTERR 106)

Level: PTERR 106

CAUSE: Your terminal is an HP 2640; it must be strapped for page mode to operate correctly. The D strap must be out (open).

ACTION: Remove the D strap, do a hard terminal reset, and try again.



MESSAGE: 2640 or 2645 terminals must have the H strap in. (PTERR 107)

Level: PTERR 107

CAUSE: Your HP 2640 or 2645 terminal must be strapped for the proper handshaking mode.

ACTION: Replace the H strap (in or closed), do a hard terminal reset, and try again.



MESSAGE: An expected DC2 was not received from the terminal. (PTERR 108)

Level: PTERR 108

CAUSE: An expected DC2 was not received during the handshaking that is required to send a screen of data from the HP 264x to the HP 3000. Most likely, the terminal [RESET] key was pressed while a screen was displayed, or the protected fields of the screen were modified.

ACTION: Try again without disturbing any fields other than unprotected fields.



MESSAGE: Too many data overruns from the terminal. (PTERR 109)

Level: PTERR 109

CAUSE: After four retries, the program still could not read the screen of data without data overruns occurring on the HP 3000. Most likely, the HP 3000 is severely overloaded.

ACTION: If this happens again, note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Too many data errors from the terminal. (PTERR 110)

Level: PTERR 110

CAUSE: After four retries, the program could not read the screen of data without data errors.

ACTION: Have your system operator check the communications line between the HP 3000 and your terminal because of data errors.



MESSAGE: Too many timeouts from the terminal. (PTERR 111)

Level: PTERR 111

CAUSE: After four retries, Pass Thru could not read the screen of data without timing out on its call to the FREAD intrinsic. Because the timeout value is about 20 seconds, the HP 3000 is probably overloaded.

ACTION: If this happens again, note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Call to FREAD failed. (PTERR 112)

Level: PTERR 112

CAUSE: Refer to the file system error that follows this message for an explanation of why FREAD failed.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Terminal needs at least 8K of memory for emulation. (PTERR 113)

Level: PTERR 113

CAUSE: The terminal does not have a minimum of 8K memory. Your terminal needs at least 8K of configured memory to work properly with Pass Thru.

ACTION: Make sure the terminal you are using for Pass Thru has at least 8K of memory.



MESSAGE: This terminal may not be used for IMF Pass Thru. (PTERR 114)

Level: PTERR 114

CAUSE: An unsupported terminal was used with Pass Thru.

ACTION: Refer to Appendix C “Pass Thru Terminal and Printer Specifications” of this manual for a complete list of terminals supported with Pass Thru.



MESSAGE: 2640B terminal must have the F strap out. (PTERR 115)

Level: PTERR 115

CAUSE: An HP 2640B terminal does not have the F strap out.

ACTION: If you are using an HP 2640B terminal, make sure the F strap is out (open). After removing the F strap, do a hard terminal reset, and try again.



MESSAGE: Call to FFILEINFO failed. (PTERR 116)

Level: PTERR 116

CAUSE: The file system was unable to return information. Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for more information about the error.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Missing user and account for 3287 printer emulation. (PTERR 117)

Level: PTERR 117

CAUSE: The user and account specification is missing from your info string.

ACTION: Enter the user and account in brackets after the node name in your info string when invoking a printer on a LAN. Refer to the HP SNA Server/Access User's Guide for more information.



MESSAGE: Session terminated, no input received. (PTERR 118)

Level: PTERR 118

CAUSE: The TIMEOUT input timer in the PTCONFIG file has expired. The Pass Thru session was automatically terminated.

ACTION: None. The timeout feature is working as configured. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” of this manual for a description of the TIMEOUT input timer.



MESSAGE: Host application did not receive requested key input from operator for nau. (PTERR 122)

Level: PTERR 122

CAUSE: The host application requested that the [PA1] or [PA2] key be entered for the Network Addressable Unit identified. The printer's request for this input from the console operator failed.

ACTION: Restart the printer for the NAU identified and respond to the host application's request when queried.



MESSAGE: The Host was notified intervention is required. (PTWARN 123)

Level: PTWARN 123

CAUSE: The emulated [HOLD PRINT] key was sent to the Pass Thru printer, and more than 10 minutes have expired without activity.

ACTION: Resume printing when you are ready by sending the emulated [ENABLE PRINT] key to the printer identified by the nau shown in the message that precedes this message on your display screen.



MESSAGE: MPE XL HPCIGETVAR or HPCIPUTVAR intrinsic error. (PTERR 128)

Level: PTERR 128

CAUSE: MPE XL HPCIGETVAR or HPCIPUTVAR intrinsic returned a status code other than zero. (Zero means successful completion.)

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Could not open emulating device. (PTERR 150)

Level: PTERR 150

CAUSE: Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for the reason the FOPEN request failed.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Internal error; buffer sizes larger than 3440 are not allowed. (PTERR 151)

Level: PTERR 151

CAUSE: An internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Could not receive mail from spawning process. (PTERR 152)

Level: PTERR 152

CAUSE: No info string was specified in the RUN command, or an internal software error has occurred.

ACTION: Make sure a valid info string was specified in the RUN command. See Chapter 3 “Starting Pass Thru” of this manual for information about preparing a valid info string. If the info string is not the problem, note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Unsuccessful write to terminal device. (PTERR 153)

Level: PTERR 153

CAUSE: Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for the reason the FWRITE failed.

ACTION: Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Emulating device is not a terminal or printer. (PTERR 154)

Level: PTERR 154

CAUSE: You must use either an HP 3000 printer or terminal to emulate an IBM printer. You have specified some other device type.

ACTION: Determine the correct logical device number and try again.



MESSAGE: Incompatible software - versions do not match. (PTWARN 155)

Level: PTWARN 155

CAUSE: Incompatible software; mismatched versions. Fixes have been made to your SNA IMF Pass Thru software.

ACTION: Check with your system manager to verify that this is a normal message for your patch level.



MESSAGE: Missing message catalog, CATIMF.PUB.SYS. (PTERR 200)

Level: PTERR 200

CAUSE: The message catalog, CATIMF.PUB.SYS, was not found.

ACTION: Check with your system manager to ensure the message catalog has the correct name and resides in the PUB group of the SYS account. If the message catalog is missing, PTERR 201 reports the error.



MESSAGE: GENMESSAGE failed, internal error. (PTERR 201) xx yy zz (MPE V and releases of MPE XL prior to 2.1)

Level: PTERR 201

CAUSE: If the message catalog CATIMF.PUB.SYS is missing, all fatal errors are reported in this format. xx is the Pass Thru error number (PTERR xx); yy is the file system error message number (zero if no file system error was involved); and zz is the reason the GENMESSAGE intrinsic failed.

ACTION: Make sure SNA IMF is installed on your system. If SNA IMF is installed, make sure the message catalog, CATIMF.PUB.SYS, is installed properly and is a valid catalog. If any changes have been made to the catalog (such as customizing the unowned screen), the MAKECAT utility must be run again.



MESSAGE: CATREAD failed, internal error. (PTERR 201) xx yy zz (MPE XL, release 2.1 or later)

Level: PTERR 201

CAUSE: If the message catalog CATIMF.PUB.SYS is missing, all fatal errors are reported in this format. xx is the Pass Thru error number (PTERR xx); yy is the file system error message number (zero if no file system error was involved); and zz is the reason the CATREAD intrinsic failed.

ACTION: Make sure SNA IMF is installed on your system. If SNA IMF is installed, make sure the message catalog, CATIMF.PUB.SYS, is installed properly and is a valid catalog. If any changes have been made to the catalog (such as customizing the unowned screen), the GENCAT utility must be run again.



MESSAGE: Please press the block mode key. (PTWARN 202)

Level: PTWARN 202

CAUSE: You failed to press the [BLOCK MODE] key.

ACTION: With an HP 2640B, you must press the [BLOCK MODE] key to continue. This message repeats every two seconds. An audible beep sounds between messages.



MESSAGE: Unsuccessful write to printer device. (PTERR 209)

Level: PTERR 209

CAUSE: Call to FWRITE failed.

ACTION: Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for an explanation of the problem. Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: Unable to open PRINT3270 spool file. (PTERR 210)

Level: PTERR 210

CAUSE: You attempted to use the Pass Thru function. However, SNA IMF could not open the output spool file LOGIMF.

ACTION: Check for other errors at the printer or with the spooler. If the error cannot be corrected, contact your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Unable to write to PRINT3270 spool file. (PTERR 212)

Level: PTERR 212

CAUSE: You attempted to use the Pass Thru PRINT function. However, SNA IMF could not write to the output spool file LOGIMF.

ACTION: Check the file size (the file may be full). If using a file equation, make sure the file is equated properly.



MESSAGE: Unable to close PRINT3270 spool file. (PTERR 214)

Level: PTERR 214

CAUSE: After using the Pass Thru PRINT function, SNA IMF attempted to close the output spool file LOGIMF. However, the file could not be closed.

ACTION: Refer to the file system error message that follows this message for an explanation of the problem. Correct the problem and try again.



MESSAGE: SCREEN IN RECEIVE MODE: Data may not be sent to the host because your SNA session is in receive state. (PTWARN 216)

Level: PTWARN 216

CAUSE: The host has not finished sending data to your session, so SNA IMF is not in a send state.

ACTION: Wait for the host to finish sending data and then try again. If you still continue to receive this error message, note the circumstances and contact your HP representative.



MESSAGE: SCREEN UNOWNED: Data may not be sent because your screen is unowned. Press the System Request key to enter logon. (PTERR 217)

Level: PTERR 217

CAUSE: The screen is unowned and a key other than the [SYSTEM REQUEST] key was pressed. No other program function or program attention keys (or the [ENTER] key) can be used while the screen is unowned.

ACTION: Use the [SYSTEM REQUEST] key to toggle the screen to the LU-SSCP session. You can then enter your logon and transmit it to the host.



MESSAGE: SESSION NOT ACTIVE: Your SNA session has not been activated, or it has been deactivated. Try again when it is active. (PTWARN 219)

Level: PTWARN 219

CAUSE: Session not active. Your SNA session has not been activated, or it has been deactivated.

ACTION: Check with your system administrator or IBM operator to make sure the NAUs on the HP 3000 have been properly activated, then try again.



MESSAGE: PTCONFIG evaluation failed. (PTERR 220)

Level: PTERR 220

CAUSE: One or more syntax errors were detected when parsing your specified PTCONFIG file.

ACTION: Refer to specific error messages reported before this message for an explanation of the problem. Correct the problems indicated by those messages.



MESSAGE: Unable to open PTCONFIG file. (PTERR 221)

Level: PTERR 221

CAUSE: The FOPEN has failed for reasons other than file not found.

ACTION: If you specified the PTCONFIG file, make sure you specified the proper file equation for it.



MESSAGE: Invalid AID option or positive integer. (PTERR 222)

Level: PTERR 222

CAUSE: Unrecognizable data was present after a colon, or you specified an invalid keyboard enable timer value.

ACTION: Check the PTCONFIG file line listed for syntax errors or illegal option values. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” of this manual for PTCONFIG file syntax and valid option values. Correct your file and try again.



MESSAGE: Invalid PF key value. (PTERR 223)

Level: PTERR 223

CAUSE: An invalid program function (PF) key value was specified. For IBM 3278 display stations, PF values between PF1 and PF24 are valid (PF10 for example).

ACTION: Use a valid PF key value: PF1 through PF24.



MESSAGE: Invalid PA key value. (PTERR 224)

Level: PTERR 224

CAUSE: Expecting the [PA1], [PA2] or [PA3] key. Any other value following "PA" will generate this error.

ACTION: Use a valid PA key value: PA1, PA2, or PA3.



MESSAGE: Invalid keyboard enable timer value. (PTERR 225)

Level: PTERR 225

CAUSE: The keyboard enable timer value was expected after the colon.

ACTION: The value must be a positive integer from 0 through 28800. See the PTCONFIG file discussion in Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” for additional information about the keyboard enable timer.



MESSAGE: Found end of record. Data was expected. (PTERR 226)

Level: PTERR 226

CAUSE: Found no data following the colon.

ACTION: Check the PTCONFIG file for function key definition.



MESSAGE: Missing colon in statement. (PTERR 227)

Level: PTERR 227

CAUSE: Expected to find a colon separating the function key specification from the softkey function (AID).

ACTION: Add a colon to the statement.



MESSAGE: Read of PTCONFIG file failed. (PTERR 228)

Level: PTERR 228

CAUSE: The FREAD to the PTCONFIG file failed.

ACTION: Make sure the PTCONFIG file contains data in the correct format with no non-display characters. If you used a file equation, make sure your PTCONFIG file was equated to the proper file.



MESSAGE: Invalid entry. Please reenter. (PTWARN 229)

Level: PTWARN 229

CAUSE: You have entered an incorrect value with the menu key [F1]. See Table 5-2 “Default Softkey Functions” in this manual for valid [F1] key values.

ACTION: Check entry and try again.



MESSAGE: Invalid function key specification. (PTWARN 231)

Level: PTWARN 231

CAUSE: The text after "PF" is invalid. The number must be from 1 through 24 for IBM 3278 display stations.

ACTION: Correct text and try again.



MESSAGE: In CONSTRUCT'FIELD: newfldptr bounds violation. (PTERR 233)

Level: PTERR 233

CAUSE: Internal software error. Pass Thru will terminate if this message is generated.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative. If you are using an HP 2624 terminal, take a trace of the problem using the TRACE keyword in the info string. If you have a 2645, 2626, or any other terminal that does not support Transmit Only Fields (MDTs), attempt to reproduce the problem that occurred on the 2624 and print the internal screen image by pressing the PRINT softkey with the FORMAT parameter in the info string set to 1.



MESSAGE: In CONSTRUCT'FIELD: old'fld'start'ptr bounds violation. (PTERR 234)

Level: PTERR 234

CAUSE: Internal software error. Pass Thru will terminate if this message is generated.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative. See PTERR 233 for more explanation.



MESSAGE: Missing BEGIN statement. (PTERR 236)

Level: PTERR 236

CAUSE: You must have a BEGIN statement at the beginning of each level in your PTCONFIG file. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” of this manual.

ACTION: Add the missing BEGIN statement to your PTCONFIG file and try again.



MESSAGE: Number of legal levels exceeded. (PTERR 237)

Level: PTERR 237

CAUSE: The number of function key levels allowed in your PTCONFIG file was exceeded. A maximum of 6 levels is allowed for a terminal with 16 function keys. A maximum of 12 levels is allowed for a terminal with 8 function keys.

ACTION: Reduce the number of levels specified so the number falls within the accepted range.



MESSAGE: Invalid function key indicator. (PTERR 238)

Level: PTERR 238

CAUSE: Only terminals that support shifted function keys can use more than eight function key indicators.

ACTION: Specify either 8 or 16 in your PTCONFIG file. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” of this manual for more information. See Appendix C “Pass Thru Terminal and Printer Specifications” for a list of 8- and 16-function key terminals.



MESSAGE: No shifted function key assignment allowed. (PTERR 239)

Level: PTERR 239

CAUSE: Invalid use of [SHIFT] function key.

ACTION: Do not use the SF assignment in your PTCONFIG file because your terminal does not support shifted function keys.



MESSAGE: Invalid assignment separator/delimiter. (PTERR 240)

Level: PTERR 240

CAUSE: An invalid assignment separator or delimiter was specified in the PTCONFIG file.

ACTION: Be sure to use the correct delimiter within the assignment syntax. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” of this manual for more information.



MESSAGE: Too many parameters. (PTERR 241)

Level: PTERR 241

CAUSE: Too many parameters were specified in the PTCONFIG file.

ACTION: Check the syntax of the PTCONFIG file to find out which parameters are extraneous. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” in this manual for more information.



MESSAGE: Invalid option assignment. (PTERR 242)

Level: PTERR 242

CAUSE: Options defined in PTCONFIG file are invalid.

ACTION: See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” in this manual. Correct the option assignments and try again.



MESSAGE: Missing option assignment. (PTERR 243)

Level: PTERR 243

CAUSE: Option is missing from PTCONFIG file.

ACTION: See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” in this manual. Correct the option assignments and try again.



MESSAGE: Invalid token assignment. (PTERR 244)

Level: PTERR 244

CAUSE: A softkey function assignment in the PTCONFIG file was not a valid softkey function.

ACTION: Make sure all softkey function assignments are valid. See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” for valid softkey functions.



MESSAGE: Not a valid number for option. (PTERR 245)

Level: PTERR 245

CAUSE: Invalid keyboard enable timer value.

ACTION: Make sure the keyboard enable timer is a positive integer from 1 through 28800 seconds. Thirty seconds is the recommended time.



MESSAGE: Invalid PTCONFIG record for parsing. (PTERR 246)

Level: PTERR 246

CAUSE: This type of PTCONFIG record cannot be parsed.

ACTION: See Chapter 2 “Configuring Pass Thru” in this manual. Check the syntax of the PTCONFIG file and try again.



MESSAGE: Missing END statement. (PTERR 247)

Level: PTERR 247

CAUSE: You must have a corresponding END statement for every BEGIN statement. An END statement marks the end of a level of softkeys in the PTCONFIG file.

ACTION: Add an END statement to your PTCONFIG file and try again.



MESSAGE: Invalid label description length. (PTERR 248)

Level: PTERR 248

CAUSE: Softkey label description length exceeds eight characters.

ACTION: The label defining the function key is optional. If you specify a label, its length cannot exceed eight characters.



MESSAGE: Invalid program function key number. (PTERR 249)

Level: PTERR 249

CAUSE: The program function (PF) key number specified is invalid.

ACTION: Make sure the function key indicator is from function key 1 through function key 8 or shifted function key 1 through shifted function key 8.



MESSAGE: Missing message catalog, CATIMF.PUB.SYS. Could not format requested SNA status information. (PTWARN 250)

Level: PTWARN 250

CAUSE: The STATUS softkey was pressed, but SNA IMF could not find the message catalog, CATIMF.PUB.SYS, which is used to format the status display screen.

ACTION: Check with your system manager to ensure the message catalog has the correct name and resides in the PUB group of the SYS account. If the message catalog is missing, PTERR 201 reports the error.



MESSAGE: Could not open NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. (PTERR 251) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 251

CAUSE: The configuration file could not be opened because either it doesn't exist or something is wrong with the file.

ACTION: Check with your system manager to ensure the configuration file has the name NMCONFIG and resides in the PUB group of the SYS account.



MESSAGE: Could not read from NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. (PTERR 252) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 252

CAUSE: An unexpected error occurred while attempting to read from the configuration file.

ACTION: Check the configuration file with the validation option in the NMMGR program. If NMMGR does not reveal the problem, then note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Could not close NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS. (PTERR 253) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 253

CAUSE: An error occurred while attempting to close the configuration file.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.



MESSAGE: Invalid SNAnode name. (PTERR 254) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 254

CAUSE: The node name passed in the snalnkinfo parameter of the OPEN3270 or ACQUIRE3270 intrinsic is not configured under SNANODE or IMF in the file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.

ACTION: Add the node to the configuration file or use another node that is currently configured.



MESSAGE: Invalid security class name. (PTERR 255) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 255

CAUSE: The security class name passed in the snalnkinfo parameter of the OPEN3270 or ACQUIRE3270 intrinsic is not configured under SNANODE or IMF in the file NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS.

ACTION: Add the security class to the configuration file or use another security class that is currently configured.



MESSAGE: Security class not properly configured. (PTERR 256) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 256

CAUSE: No LUs were found in the configuration file for the specified security class.

ACTION: Add LUs to the security class or use a security class that is properly configured.



MESSAGE: Program not authorized to use this security class. (PTERR 257) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 257

CAUSE: Your program is not included in the PGMLIST for the security class specified.

ACTION: Add your program to the PGMLIST for the security class or use another security class that is already configured properly for use with your program.



MESSAGE: User is not authorized to use this security class. (PTERR 258) (MPE XL only)

Level: PTERR 258

CAUSE: The user trying to run the program is not included in the USERLIST for the security class specified.

ACTION: Add the user's name to the USERLIST for the security class, or use a security class that is already configured for use by that user.



MESSAGE: 16-bit data is not allowed in this field. (PTERR 259)

Level: PTERR 259

CAUSE: You attempted to enter 16-bit data in a field that has been defined by the host to allow only 8-bit data.

ACTION: Check and modify the data to contain only 8-bit characters. Enter the data again.



MESSAGE: 8-bit data is not allowed in this field. (PTERR 260)

Level: PTERR 260

CAUSE: You attempted to enter 8-bit data in a field that has been defined by the host to allow only 16-bit data.

ACTION: Check and modify the data to contain only 16-bit characters. Enter the data again.



MESSAGE: Exceeding the maximum length of the field. (PTERR 261)

Level: PTERR 261

CAUSE: Shifts between 8-bit and 16-bit characters are signaled by SO/SI control characters. These control characters take up space in the field and are displayed as blanks. Pass Thru needs to insert SO/SI characters if they do not already exist, and they can cause the data to exceed the maximum length of the field.

ACTION: Check and modify the data. Enter the data again.



MESSAGE: 16-bit data is not allowed at the location specified. (PTERR 262)

Level: PTERR 262

CAUSE: You may not write a 16-bit character between two 8-bit characters. You may only write a 16-bit character next to another 16-bit character.

ACTION: Check and modify the data. Enter the data again.



MESSAGE: CREATEPROCESS intrinsic error: Attempt to allocate MPE XL CI son process failed. (PTWARN 272)

Level: PTWARN 272

CAUSE: MPE XL CREATEPROCESS intrinsic failed.

ACTION: Note the circumstances and report them to your HP representative.

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