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9825A Error codes

9825A Error codes

Copy from the error codes booklet

*: these errors give a cursor in the line when the RECALL button is pressed, indicating the location of the error in the line.

Code Desc
00 System Error
01 Unexpected peripheral interrupt
02* Unterminated text
03* Mnemonic is unknown
04 System is secured
05 Operation not allowed; line cannot be stored; executed with line number
06* Syntax error in number
07* Syntax error in input line
08 Internal representation of the line is too long (gives cursor sometimes)
09 Gto, gsb, or end statement not allowed in present context (1: see also Advanced Programming ROM error messages)
10* Gto or gsb statement requires an integer
11 Integer out of range or integer required. Must be between -32768 and 32767
12* Line cannot be stored; can only be executed
13 Enter (ent) statement not allowed in current context
14 Program structure destroyed
15 Printer out of paper or printer failure
16 String variables ROM not present for the string comparison. Argument in relational comparison operator not allowed.
17 Parameter out of range
18 Incorrect parameter
19 Bad line number
20 Missing ROM or binary program. The second number indicates the missing ROM. In the program mode, the line number is given instead of the ROM number.

1: Binary Program
4: Systems Programming
6: Strings
8: Extended I/O
9: Advanced programming
10: Matrix
11: Plotter (9862A or 9872A)
12: General I/O
15: 9885 Disk
21 Line is too long to store
22 Improper dimension specification
23 Simple variable already allocated
24 Array already dimensioned
25 Dimensions of array disagree with number of subscripts
26 Subscript of array element out of bounds
27 Undefined Array
28 Ref statement has no matching gsb statement
29 Cannot execute line because a ROM or binary program is missing
30 Special function key not defined
31 Non-existent program line
32 Improper data type (1: see also Advanced Programming ROM error messages)
33 Data types do not match in assignment statement
34 Display overflow due to pressing a special function key
35 Improper flag reference (no such flag)
36 Attempt to delete destination of a gto or gsb statement
37 Display buffer overflow caused by display (dsp) statement
38 Insufficient memory for subroutine return pointer (1)
39 Insufficient memory for variable allocation or binary program
40 Insufficient memory for operation
41 No cartridge in tape transport
42 Tape cartridge is write protected
43 Unexpected Beginning-of-tape (BOT) or End-of-tape (EOT) marker encountered, or a tape transport failure
44 Verify has failed
45 Attempted execution of idf statement without parameters, or mkr statement when tape position is unknown
46 Read error of file body (See appendix F)
47 Read error of file head (see appendix F)
48 End-of-tape (EOT) encountered before specified number of files were marked
49 File too small
50 Ldf statement for a program file must be the last statement in the line
51 A ROM is present but was not when the memory was recorded. Remove the ROM indicated by the number to the right of the error number in the display, and re-execute the ldm statement. In the program mode, the line number is given instead of the ROM number. See error 20 for a list of ROM numbers.
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