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OS/8
Error Messages
Order No. AA-H610A-TA

First Printing,

March 1979

The information in this document is subject to change without notice
and should not be construed as a ~ommitment by Dig!tal Equipment
Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility
:for any errors that may appear in this document,.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license
and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such
license.
No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software on
equipment that is not supplied by DIGITAL or its affiliated ,companies.

The postage-prepaid READER'S COMMENTS form on the last page of this
document requests the user's critical evaluation to assist us in preparing future documentation.
The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation:

DIGlTAL
DEC
PDP
DECUS
UNIBUS
COMPUTER LABS
COMTEX
DDT
DECCOMM
ASSIST-ll
VAX
DECnet
DATATRIEVE

DECsystem-10
DECtape
DIBOL
EPUSYSTEM
FLIP CHIP
FOCAL
INDAC
LAB-8
DECSYSTEM-20
RTS-8
VMS

lAS
TRAX

MASSBUS
OMNIBUS
OS/8
PHA
RSTS
RSX
TYPESET-8
TYPESET-ll
TMS-ll
ITPS-10
SBI
PDT

08/8
Error Messages
Order No. AA-H610A-TA

ABST~ACT

This document describes the error messages generated by the
05/8 Monitor, languages, editors, and other system programs.

SUPERSESSION/UPDATE INfORMATION:

This manual supersedes sections of the
OS/8 Handbook (OEC·S8-0SHBA·A·O)
and the 05/8 Handbook Update
(OEC-S8-0SHBA-A·ON4).

OPERATING SYS'TEM AND VERSION:

05/8 V30

To order additional copies of this document, contact the Software Distribution
Center, Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts 01754

digital equipment corporation • maynard. massachusetts

First Printing,

March 1979

The information in this document is subjeot to change without notice
and should not be construed as a commi~ent by Digital Equipment
corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility
for any errors that may appear in this document.
The software described in this document is furnished under a license
and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such
license.
No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software on
equipment that is not supplied by DIGITAL or its affiliated companies.

postage-prepaid READER'S COMMENTS form on the last page of this
document requests the user's critical evaluation to assist us in preparing future documentation.

~he

The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation:

DIG:ITAL
DEC
PDP
DECUS
UNIBUS
COMPUTER LABS
COMTEX
DDT
DECCOMM
ASSIST-ll
VAX
DECnet
DATATRIEVE

DECsystem-lO
DECtape
OIBOL
EOUSYSTEM
FLIP CHIP
FOCAL
INOAC
LAB-8
DECSYSTEM-20
RTS-8
VMS

MASSBUS
OMNIBUS
OS/8
PHA
RSTS
RSX
TYPESET-8
TYPESET-ll
TMS-ll
ITPS-IO

lAS

PDT

TRAX

SBI

DOCUMENTATION SET FOR OS/8

OS/8 SYSTEM GENERATION NOTES (AA-H606A-TA)
The System Generation Notes provide the information you need
to get a new OS/8 system running.
05/8 SYSTEM REFERENCE MANUAL (AA-H607A-TA)
The System
Reference
Manual
describes
OS/8
system
conventions, keyboard commands, and utility programs.
OS/8 TECO REFERENCE MANUAL (AA-H608A-TA)
The TECO Reference Manual describes the 05/8 version of this
character-oriented text editing and correcting program.
OS/8 LANGUAGE REFERENCE MANUAL (AA-H609A-TA)
The Language Reference Manual
describes
all languages
supported by OS/8, including BASIC, FORTRAN IV, and the PAL8
assembly language.
OS/8 ERROR MESSAGES (AA-H610A-TA)
This manual lists in alphabetical order all error
generated by 05/8 system programs and languages.

iii

messages

This manual is provided for your convenience.
Error
messages
generated by OS/8 programs appear in alphabetical order and are
identified by the system program by which they are generated.
This
manual is only a summary. Refer to the appropriate manuals for more
detailed information about error conditions.
Message

Program

Explanation

SReCOM

Insufficient core--this
means that the differences
between the files are too
large to allow for
effective comparison. Use
of the /X option may
alleviate this problem.

Editor

Editor failed in reading a
device. Error occurred in
device handler; most
likely a hardware
malfunction.

0000

Linking
Loader

/I or /0 specified too
late.

0001

Linking
Loader

Symbol table overflow;
more than 64 subprogram
names.

0002

Linking
Loader

Program will not fit into
core.

0003

Linking
Loader

Program with largest common
storage area was not loaded
first.

0004

Linking
Loader

Checksum error in input
tape.

0005

Linking
Loader

Illegal relocation code.

0006

Linking
Loader

An output error has
occurred.

0007

Linking
Loader

An input error has occurred
(either a physical device
error, or an attempt was
made to read from a
write-only device such as
LPT:).

0010

Linking
Loader

No starting address has
been specified and there is
no entry point named MAIN.

0011

Linking
Loader

An error occurred while the
Loader was attempting to
load a device handler.

0012

Linking
Loader

I/O error on system device.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanatio!!

SRCCOM

Input error on file #1 or
less than two input files
specified.

Editor

Editor failed in writing
onto a device. Generally a
hardware malfunction or
WRITE-LOCKed device.

TECO

Illegal command.

SRCCOM

Input error on file #2.

Editor

File close error occurred.
The output file could not
be closed: the file does
not exist on that device.

TECO

Incomplete command.

CREF

More than 2044 (decimal)
references to one symbol
were made.

SRCCOM

Output file too large for
output device.

Editor

File open error occurred.
This error occurs if the
output device is a
read-only device or if no
output file name is
specified on a
file-oriented output
device.

TECO

Nonalphanumeric Q-register
name.

SRCCOM

Output error.

Editor

Device handler error
occurred. The Editor could
not load the device handler
for the specified device.

TECO

Command iterations or macro
calls nested too deeplyG

SRCCOM

Could not create output
file.

TECO

Text buffer overflow.

TECO

Search string longer than
31 characters.

TECO

Numeric argument missing
before comma, equal sign,
U, or quote (' ').

,2045

'?3

REFS

OS/8 S¥STEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Program

Explanation

TEeo

Illegal filename in ER, EW,
or EB command.

TEeo

Semicolon or failing search
encountered on command
level.

TEeo

Iteration close (»
matching open «).

TEeo

Attempt to move pointer
from text buffer.

TEeo

Q-register storage
overflow.

TEeo

Incomplete command.

TEeo

Output file too large, or
else output parity error.

TEeo

Input file parity error.

TEeo

File error.

TEeo

An output command was
encountered which would
have caused TEeo to
overflow its current output
file. Users should close
the current output file and
write all further output
onto one (or more)
additional files. These
files may be combined if
necessary.

TEeo

Attempt to execute an
output command without
opening an output file.

SABR

Too many or too few ARG
statements follow a CALL
statement.

More than six subroutine
arguments are arrays.

ALOG

FORT
Library

Attempt to compute log of
negative number.

ALREADY EXISTS
(filename)

FOTP

An attempt was made to
rename an output file with
the name of an existing
output file.

ARE YOU SURE?

PIP

Occurs when using the /S
option. A response of Y
will compress the files.

without

OS/8 SYSTBM BRROR MBSSAGB MANUAL
Message

Program

ARITHMETIC
EXPRESSION TOO
COMPLEX

FORT

Self-explanatory.

Bad ASSIGN statement.

?BAD ARG

BUILD

No device name was included
in the LOAD command.

BAD ARG

FRTS

Illegal argument to library
function.

BAD ARGS

Keyboard
Monitor

The arguments to the SAVE
command are not consistent
and violate restrictions.

BAD-BLK

EPIC

When EPIC is punching a
patch it checks the block
specified by =n to see if
it is within range. If the
block is out of range EPIC
outputs this error message
and returns to the command
decoder.

BAD CKECKSUM,
FILE In

ABSLDR

File number n of the input
file list has a checksum
error.

BAD CHECKSUM,
FILE In

BITMAP

File number n of the input
file list had a checksum
error.

BAD CORE IMAGE

Keyboard
Monitor

The file requested was not
a core image file.

BAD DATE

Keyboard
Monitor

The date has not been
entered correctly, or
incorrect arguments were
used, or the date was out
of range.

BAD DEVICE

CCL

The device specified in a
CCL command is not of the
correct form.

?BAD DIRECTORY

RESORC

Input device directory
cannot b~ read.

BAD DIRECTORY ON
DEVICE in

PIP

Error message occurs when:
1. PIP is trying to read
the directory, but it is
not an OS/8 direbtory.

Explanation

2. The output device does
not have a system
directory: i.e., file
storage begins at record
7 (occurs during a Iy
transfer) .
n is the number of the file
in the input file list.
4

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

BAD EXTENSION

CCL

Either an extension was
specified without a file
name or two extensions were
specified.

BAD FORMAT OR
CKECKSUM-TRY AGAIN

LIBSET

Error in reading
relocatable binary file.

?BAD INPUT

BUILD

An error was detected in
the binary file;
it is not
a proper input for the LOAD
command.

BAD INPUT DIRECTORY

DIRECT
FOTP

The directory on the
specified input device is
not a valid OS/8 directory.

BAD INPUT FILE

Loader

An input file was not a
RALF module.

BAD INPUT, FILE #n

ABSLDR

Attempt was made to load a
nonbinary file as file
number n of the input file
list; or a non-core image
with /1 option.

BAD INPUT, FILE #n

BITMAP

A physical end of file was
reached before a logical
end of file, or extraneous
characters were found in
binary file n.

#BAD LINE.
ABORTED

BATCH

The BATCH monitor
detected a record in the
input file that did not
have one of the characters
dot, slash, dollar sign, or
asterisk as the first
character of the record.
The record is ignored, and
BATCH scans the input file
for the next $JOB record.

?BAD LOAD

BUILD

An attempt was made to load
a binary handler that is
not in the correct format.

?BAD MONITOR

RESORC

The input device may be a
system device but the
Monitor cannot be accessed.

BAD MONITOR

CCL

The version of the Keyboard
Monitor being used is not
compatible with CCL. A
newer version of the
monitor must be obtained
from DIGITAL before CCL can
be used.

JOB

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

BAD NUMBER

CCL

A CCL command that 'uses the
# construction does not
have the full l6-digit
specification required.

?BAD ORIGIN

BUILD

The origin in a binary file
is not in the range

Explanation

200-577.

BAD OUTPUT DEVICE

FOTP

This message usually
appears when a non-file
structured device is
specified as the output
device.

BAD OUTPUT DEVICE

Loader

The loader image file
device was not a directory
device, or the symbol map
file device was a read-only
device. The entire line is
ignored.

BAD OUTPUT
DIRECTORY

FOTP

The directory on the
specified output device is
not a valid OS/8 device
directory.

BAD RECOLLECTION

CCL

An attempt was mad~ to use
a previously remembered
argument when no argument
was saved.

BAD SWITCH OPTION

CCL

The character used with a
slash (/) to indicat'e' an
option is not a legal
option.

BAD SYSTEM HEAD

PIP

If the /Y option is used
and the area being
transferred does not
contain OS/8, this message
results.

BATCH.SV NOT FOUND
ON SYS:

BATCH

A copy of BATCH~SV must
exist on the system device.
Control returns to the OS/8
Monitor.

Bad dimensions (too big, or
syntax) in DIMENSION,
COMMON, or TYPE
declaration.

FLAP
RALF

Illegal equate. The symbol
had been defined
previously.

PAL8

Two PAL8 internal tables
have overlapped. Fatal
error--assembly cannot
continue.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

FLAP
RALF

Illegal index register
specification.

FRTS

No more file buffer
available.

Explanation

I~legal

in BLOCK DATA

program.
BX

FLAP
RALF

Bad expression. Something
in the expression is
incorrect, or the
expression is not valid in
this context.

SABR

An illegal character
appears on the line.

CANNOT CHANGE CORE
CAPACITY WHILE
RUNNING BATCH

CCL

A CORE command was
issued while the BATCH
program was running.

CANNOT HANDLE VARIABLE LENGTH
RECORDS

MCPIP

The records on the input
and output files specified
are not the same size.

% CAN'T--AT BOF

CAMP

A file mark was read before
the specified number of
records were read over in a
BACKSPACE command. The
device is moved forward so
that it is positioned at
the beginning of the file.

? CAN'T--AT BOT

CAMP

A BACKSPACE command cannot
move the device backward
the specified number of
files because the device is
positioned at the beginning
of the first file.

% CAN'T--AT EOD

CAMP

The specified number of
files cannot be advanced
over because the end of
data was encountered. The
tape is positioned at the
end of data.

% CAN'T--AT EOF

CAMP

A file mark was read before
the specified number of
records were advanced over
in a SKIP command. The
tape is moved backward one
record to leave it
positioned at the end of
the file.

? CAN'T--DEVICE

CAMP
and SET

The device specified in a
CAMP or SET command is not
present on the OS/8 system.

DOESN'T EXIST

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Program
? CAN'T--DEVICE IS

Explanation

CAMP

The device specified in a
CAMP command is a read-only
device; e.g., PTR.

? CAN'T--DEVICE IS RESIDENT

SET

No modifications are
allowed to the system
handler.

? CAN'T--DEVICE IS

CAMP

The device specified in a
CAMP command is a
write-only device;
e.g.,
TTY.

CAMP

The operation specified
does not make sense for the
device specified.

? CAN'T I/O ERROR

CAMP

This message is followed by
a brief explanation of the
input/output error that
occurred.

CAN'T LOAD INPUT DEVICE

RXCOPY

The name of the input
device specified in the
command line is not a
permanent device name.

CAN'T LOAD OUTPUT DEVICE

RXCOPY

The name of the output
device specified in the
command line is not a
permanent device name.

? CAN'T--OBSOLETE HANDLER

SET

The handler has an old
version number.

CAN'T OPEN OUTPUT
FILE

PIP

Message occurs due to one
of the following:
1. Output file is on a
read-only device.
2. No name has been
specified for the output
file.
3. A /Y transfer has been
attempted to a
non-directory device.
4. Output file has zero
free blocks.

CAN'T READ IT

FRTS

I/O error on reading loader
image file.

% CAN'T REMEMBER

CCL

The argument specified in a
CCL command line is too
long to be remembered or an
I/O error occurred.

? CAN'T--UNKNOWN VERSION

SET

The version of the handler
is one not recognized,
possibly because it is a
newer version.

READ-ONLY

WRITE-ONLY

? CAN'T FOR THIS

DEVICE

OF THIS HANDLER

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

CAUTION--DO DP

FRTS

The present hardware
configuration does not
include an FPP-12
Floating-Point Processor
with double-precision
option.

CCL #x OVERLAY &
MONITOR INCOMPATIBLE

CCL

The version of CCL being
used:is not compatible with
the Keyboard Monitor
present on the system.
Type R CCL to retry.

BCOMP

Error in CHAIN statement.

PALS

Chain to CREF error-CREF-SV was not found on
SYS: •

CHER

FORT
Library

File specified as argument
to CHAIN not found on
system device.

BRTS

Inquire failure in CHAIN.
Device not found.

BRTS

Lookup failure in CHAIN.
Filename not found.

Bad COMPLEX literal.

CLOSE ERROR

MCPIP

MCPIP is not able to close
the file. A bad file just
created on magnetic tape or
cassette must be removed by
placing a sentinel file
after the preceding file.

CLOSE FAILED

CREF

CLOSE on output file
failed.

Syntax error in COMMON
statement.

COMMAND LINE OVERFLOW

CCL

The command line specified
with the @ construction is
more than 512 characters in
length.

COMMAND TOO LONG

CCL

The length of a text
argument in a MUNG command
is too long.

COMPARE ERROR

RXCOPY

When using the 1m option
all the areas that do not
match are printed as
COMPARE ERRORs. Since this
is a nonfatal error, the
RXCOPY operation continues.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

COMPILER MALFUNCTION

FORT

The meaning of this message
has been extended to cover
various unlikely Monitor
errors.

CONTRADICTORY
SWITCHES

CCL

Either two CCL processor
switches were specified in
the same command line or
the file extension and the
processor switch do not
agree.

?CORE

BUILD

A CORE command specified
more memory than is
physically available, or
the BOOT command was issued
on an 8K system with a
two-page system handler
active. Two-page system
handlers require at least
12K of core to be present
on the OS/8 system.

BCOMP

Incompatible file
extensions were used in
BASIC CHAIN statement.

SABR

A device handler has
returned a fatal condition.

BRTS

Attempt to read past end of
data list.

Bad syntax in DATA
statement.

BCOMP

Error in DEF statement.

BRTS

Device driver error.
Caused by hardware I/O
failure.

This type of statement
illegal as end of DO loop.

PAL8

Device error. An error was
detected when trying to
read or write a device.
Fatal error--assembly
cannot continue.

DELETES PERFORMED
ONLY ON INPUT
DEVICE GROUP 1
CAN'T HANDLE MULTIPLE DEVICE
DELETES

FOTP

More than one input device
was specified with the /D
option when no output
specification (device or
filename) was included.

?DEV Ib NOT FILE
STRUCTURED

RESORC

The input device specified
is not a file structured
device; e.g., PTR.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTBM BRROR MBSSAGB MANUAL
Message

Program

DEV LPT BAD

CREF

The default output device,
LPT, cannot be used because
it is not available on this
system.

DEV NOT IMPLEMENTED

BATCH

BATCH cannot accept input
from the specified input
device because its handler
is not permanently resident
(SYS: or coresident with
SYS:). Control returns to
the Command Decoder.

DEVICE DOES NOT
HAVE A DIRECTORY

DIRECT

The input device is a
nondirectory device; that
is, PTR, DIRECT can only
read directories from file
structured devices.

DEVICE FULL

PIPIO

DECsystem-lO ran out of
space on the output file
during a transfer.

DEVICE in NOT A
DIRECTORY DEVICE

PIP

Message occurs when:
1. Trying to list the
directory of a nondirectory device.

Explanation

2. The input designated in
a IY transfer is not on
a directory device.
n gives the number of the
device in the input list
PAL8

Device full. Fatal
error--assembly cannot
continue.

Bad DEFINE FILE statement.

FRTS

Product of number of
records times number of
blocks per record exceeds
number of blocks in file.

Hollerith field error in
DATA statement.

BCOMP

Error in DIM statement
syntax or string dimension
greater than 72, or array
dimensioned twice.

DIRECTORY ERROR

PIP

An error has occurred while
reading or writing the
directory during a IS
option.

D.F.

TOO BIG

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGB MANUAL
Message

Program

DIVIDE BY 0

FRTS

Attempt to divide by zero.
The resulting quotient is
set to zero and execution
continues.

DIVZ

FORT
Library

Division by zero: very
large number is returned.

Data list and variable list
are not same length.

DO-end missing or
incorrectly nested. This
message is not printed
during pass 3. It is
followed by the statement
number of the erroneous
statement rather than the
ISN.

BRTS

No more room for drivers.
Too many different devices
used in file commands.

Syntax error in DO or
implied DO.

name DOES NOT EXIST

CCL
Command
Decoder
MCPIP

The device with the name
given is not present on the
OS/8 system.

DO loop parameter not
integer or real.

?DSK

BUILD

The device specified in a
DSK command is not a file
structured device.

BRTS

Attempt to divide by O.
Result is set to zero (NF).

FLAP
RALF

An attempt was made in an
expression evaluation to
divide by zero.

SABR

There is no END statement.

BRTS

Logical end of file.
Usually caused when I/O
device runs out of medium.

FLAP
RALF

The preceding line contains
extra code that could not
be used by the assembler.

BRTS

Attempt to exponentiate a
negative number to a power.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

BRTS

Enter error in opening
file.
Device is read-only,
or there is already one
variable file open on that
device, or file not found.

END OF TAPE

EPIC

EPIC was expecting a block
of tape and found end of
tape instead.
Press CONT
to retry.

END OF TAPE ENTER
NEXT

EPIC

When EPIC is reading a file
that is segmented across a
number of paper tapes and
encounters the end of a
segment, it outputs this
message and halts with
AC=7777 to allow the user
to enter the next segment
of paper tape.
Press CONT
to continue reading.

ENTER ERROR

MCPIP

Error occurred while trying
to enter an output file.
This message usually means
that the cassette or
magnetic tape has no
sentinel file.

ENTER FAILED

CREF

Entering an output file was
unsuccessful--possibly
output was specified to a
read-only device.

EOF ERROR

FRTS

End of file encountered on
input.

EQUALS OPTION BAD

DIRECT

The =n option is not in the
range 0-7.

ERROR CLOSING FILE

DIRECT

System error.

ERROR DELETING FILE

PIP
PIPIO

An attempt was made to
delete a file that does not
exist.

ERROR IN COMMAND

CCL

A command not entered
directly from the console
terminal is not a legal CCL
command. This error occurs
when the argument of a UA,
UB, or UC command was not a
legal command.

ERROR ON INPUT DEVICE SKIPPING
(filename)

FOTP

The file specified is not
transferred, but any
previous or ~ubsequent
files are transferred and
indicated in the new
directory.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

ERROR ON OUTPUT
DEVICE

BITMAP

Error occurred while
writing on output device:
i.e., output error on
DECtape write.

ERROR ON OUTPUT
DEVICE SKIPPING
(filename)

FOTP

The file specified is not
transferred, but any
previous or subsequent
files are transferred and
indicated in the new
directory.

ERROR READING INPUT DIRECTORY

DIRECT
FOTP

An error occurred while
reading the directory.

ERROR WHILE WRITING OUTPUT FILE

LIBSET

Fatal output error
occurred.

ERROR WRITING FILE

DIRECT

An error occurred while
writing the output file.

ERROR WRITING OUTPUT DIRECTORY

FOTP

Self-explanatorY8

RALF

External symbol error.

Syntax error in EXTERNAL
statement.

EXCESSIVE SUBSCRIPTS

FORT

Self-explanatorY8

FORT
Library

Argument to EXP too large:
very large number is
returned.

BRTS

FILE busy. Attempt to use
a file already in use.

BRTS

05/8 error while closing
variable file. Device is
read-only on file already
closed.

BRTS

Fetch error in opening
file. Device not found, or
device handler too big for
available space.

FETCH ERROR

MCPIP

Error occurred while trying
to fetch an 05/8 device
handler.

BRTS

Attempt to close or use
unopened file.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

FILE ERROR

FRTS

Any of the following:
a. A file specified as an
existing file was not
found.
b. A file specified as a
nonexistent file would
not fit on the
designated device.
c. More than one
nonexistent file was
specified on a single
device.
d. File specification
contained "*" as name or
extension.

FILE NOT FOUND

PIPlO

The requested file was not
found on the specified
device.

FILE OVERFLOW

FRTS

Attempt to write outside
file boundaries.

FIX

FORT
Library

Attempt to fix a number
>2047; 2047 is returned.

FLAP
RALF

An error has occurred in
the FPP or software
floating conversion
routines.

FLPW

FORT
Library

Negative number raised to
floating point power:
absolute value taken.

BRTS

Attempt to fix minus
number. Usually caused by
negative subscripts or file
numbers.

FMTI

FORT
Library

Invalid format statement.

FMT2

FORT
Library

Illegal character in I
format.

FMT3

FORT
Library

Illegal character in F or E
format.

BCOMP

Error in file number of
file name designation.

BRTS

Illegal file number. Only
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 are legal.

BRTS

Attempt to fix number
greater than 4095. Usually
caused by negative
subscripts of the file
numbers.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
l~essage

Program

FORMAT ERROR

FRTS

Illegal syntax in FORMAT
statement.

I~P

SCOMP

Incorrect FOR loop
parameters or FOR loop
syntax.

]~P

FLAP
RALF

A syntax error was
encountered in a
floating-point or
extended-precision
constant.

Ii'PP ERROR

FRTS

Hardware error on FPP
startup.

BCOMP

Error in function arguments
or function not defined.

Ii'ULL

Editor

The specified output device
has become full. The file
is clo~ed; the user must
specify a new output file.

BRTS

RETURN without a GOSUB.

BRTS

Too many nested GOSUBS.
The limit is 10.

Syntax error in GO TO
statement.

Assigned or computed GO TO
variable must be integer or
real.

HANDLER FAIL

CREF

This is a fatal error on
output and can occur if
either the system device or
the selected output device
is WRITE-LOCKed.

i'HANDLERS

BUILD

More than 15 handlers,
including SYS and DSK, were
active when a BOOT command
was issued.

Hollerith field error.

SABR

Illegal syntax.

BRTS

Illegal argument in UDEF
function call.

FLAP
RALF

The symbol or expression in
a conditional is improperly
used, or left angle bracket
is missing. The
conditional pseudo-op is
ignored.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

PALS

Illegal character. The
character is ignored and
the assembly continued.

PALS

Illegal redefinition of a
symbol.

Error reading input file.
Control returns to the
Keyboard Monitor.

PALS

Illegal equals--an attempt
was made to equate a
variable to an expression
containing an undefined
term. The variable remains
undefined.

RALF

An entry point has not been
defined, or is absolute, or
also is defined as a common
section, or external.

BCOMP

THEN or GOTO missing from
IF statement, or bad
relational operator.

BRTS

Illegal DEV:filename
specification.

Logical IF statement cannot
be used with DO, DATA,
INTEGER, etc.

PALS

Illegal indirect--an
off-page reference was
made; a link could not be
generated because the
indirect bit was already
set.

FLAP

A literal was used in an
instruction that cannot
accept one.

ILLEGAL*

DIRECT
FOTP

An asterisk (*) was
included in the output file
specification, or an
illegal * was included in
the input file name.

ILLEGAL * OR ?

ceL
MCPIP

An * or? was used in a
eeL command that does not
accept the wild card
construction.

ILLEGAL?

DIRECT
FOTP

A question mark (?) was
included in the output file
specification.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTBM BRROR MBSSAGB MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

ILLEGAL ARG.

Keyboard
Monitor

The SAVE command was not
expressed correctly;
illegal syntax used.

ILLEGAL ARITHMETIC
EXPRESSION

FORT

Self-explanatory.

ILLEGAL BINARY
INPUT, FILE In

PIP

Self-explanatory; n is the
number of the file in the
input list.

ILLEGAL CONSTANT

FORT

Self-explanatory.

ILLEGAL CONTINUATION

FORT

Self-explanatory.

ILLEGAL EQUIVALENCING

FORT

,Self-explanatory.

IILLEGAL INPUT

BATCH

A file specification
designated TTY or PTR as an
input device when the
initial dialogue indicated
that an operator is not
available. The current job
is aborted, and BATCH scans
the input file for the next
$JOB command record.

ILLEGAL OR EXCESSIVE DO NESTING

FORT

Self-explanatory.

ILLEGAL ORIGIN

Loader

A RALF routine tried to
store data outside the
bounds of its overlay.

ILLEGAL SPOOL DEVICE

BATCH

The device specified as a
spooling output device must
be file structured.
Control returns to the
Command Decoder.

ILLEGAL STATEMENT

FORT

Self-explanatory.

ILLEGAL STATEMENT
NUMBER

FORT

Self-explanatory.

ILLEGAL SYNTAX

CCL
Command
Decoder
MCPIP

The command line was
formatted incorrectly.

'? I LLEGAL

SET

A width of 0 or a width too
large was specified, or,
for the TTY, a width of 128
or one not a multiple of 8
was specified.

ILLEGAL VARIABLE

FORT

Self-explanatory.

J[N

BRTS

Inquire failure in opening
file. Device not found.

WI DTH

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

INCOMPATIBLE!

ABSLDR

The versions of ABSLDR and
the Keyboard Monitor being
used are imcompatible.

INPUT DEVICE READ ERROR

RXCOPY

Bad input, bad tracks or
sectors. Since this is a
nonfatal error, the RXCOPY
operation continues.

?INPUT l::RROR

RESORC

An input error occurred
during a RESORC operation.

INPUT ERROR

CREF
MCPIP

An input error occurred
while reading the file.

FRTS

Illegal character received
as input.

LIBSET

Parity error on input.

INPUT ERROR, FILE #n

PIP

An input error occurred
while reading file number n
in the input file list.

INPUT ERROR READING
INDIRECT FILE

CCL

CCL cannot read the file
specified with the @
construction.

#INPUT FAILURE

BATCH

Either a hardware problem
prevented BATCH from
reading the next record of
the input file, or BATCH
read the last record of the
input file without
encountering a $END command
record.

INSUFFICIENT CORE
FOR BATCH RUN

BATCH

OS/8 BATCH requires 12K
of core to run. Control
returns to the OS/8
Monitor.

BCOMP

I/O error.

BRTS

TTY input buffer overflow.
Causes input buffer to be
cleared and output another
?
(NF)

FLAP
RALF

Input/output error (fatal
error) •

FORT

A device handler has
signaled an I/O FORT error.

OS/8 SYSTBM BRROR MBSSAGB MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

IOER

FORT
Library

One of the following has
occurred:
1. Device-independent
input or output
attempted without /1
or /0 options, or user
attempted to specify a
device requiring a
two-page handler for
device-independent I/O
without using the /H
option.
2. Bad arguments to 10PEN
or OOPEN.
3. Transmission error
while doing I/O.

I/O ERR

BUILD

An error occurred while
reading from an input
device during a LOAD
command.

I/O ERROR

FRTS

Error reading or writing a
file: tried to read from
an output device, or tried
to write on an output
device.

PIPlO

I/O device error~ e.g.,
parity, write-lock, out of
paper.

EPIC

If EPIC encounters an error
while reading or writing a
mass storage device, or a
paper tape read fails three
consecutive times, it
outputs this error message,
deletes the output file if
one exists, and returns to
the Command Decoder.

I/O ERROR, FILE in

ABSLDR
BITMAP

An I/O error has occurred
in input file number n.

I/O ERROR IN (file name)
--CONTINUING

PIP

An error has occurred
during a /S transfer.

I/O ERROR ON SYS:

CCL

An error occurred while
doing I/O to the system
device. The system must be
restarted at 7600 or 7605.
Do not press CONT, because
that will cause further
errors.

I/O ERROR TRYING TO
RECALL

CCL

An I/O error occurred while
CCL was trying to remember
an argument.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

PAL8

Illegal pseudo-op--a
pseudo-op was used in the
wrong context or with
incorrect syntax.

FLAP

Invalid reference in a
PDP-8 instruction.

FLAP
RALF

An index register was
specified for an
instruction that cannot
accept one.

PAL8

Illegal page zero
reference-- The pseudo-op
was found in an instruction
that did not refer to page
zero. The Z is ignored.

SABR

/L or /G option was
indicated, but the
LOADER.SV file does not
exist on the system device.

PAL8

The /L or /G options have
been specified and ABSLDR
is not present on the
system.

PAL8

Link Generated--only
printed if the /E switch
was specified to PAL8.

Argument of logical IF is
not ~ype Logical.

LIBRARY DIRECTORY
OVERFLOW

LIBSET

Too many subroutines were
specified.

LINE TOO LONG IN
FILE #n

PIP

In ASCII mode, a line has
been found greater than 140
characters.

BRTS

Attempt to take log of
negative number or O.

LOADER I/O ERROR

Loader

Fatal error message during
a USR function.

BCOMP

Missing equal sign in LET
statement.

BCOMP

Statement too long (greater
than 80 characters).

Input line too long, too
many continuations.

FLAP
RALF

The line is longer than 128
characters. The first 127
characters are assembled
and listed.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM BRROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

~rogram

L/T ERROR

EPIC

EPIC was expecting leader/
trailer and found
non-leader/trailer while
attempting to read a bloc~.
The program prints this
error message and halts
with AC=7777 to allow the
user to reposition the tape
then press the CONT key.

SABR

A symbol has multiple
definitions. Listings of
programs with multiple
definitions have unmarked
errors.

iMANUAL HELP
NEEDED

BATCH

BATCH is attempting to
operate an I/O device, such
as PRT or TTY, that will
require operator
intervention.

MI>

BCOMP

Line number defined more
than once. YY equals the
line number before line in
error.

F.LAP
RALF

The tag on the line has
been previously encountered
at another location or has
been used in a context
requiring an absolute
expression.

BCOMP

Missing END statement.

MIXED INPUT

Loader

The L option was specified
on a line that contained
some file other than a
library file. The library
file (if any) is accepted.
Any other input file
specification is ignored.

MIXED MODE
EXPRESSION

FORT

Self-explanatory.

Misspelled keyword.

Line number with multiple
definitions.

Mismatched parenthesis.

BCOMP
F4

Operand expected, not
found.

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM-ERROR MBSSA~B MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

MONITOR ERROR 2 AT
xxxx (DIRECTORY I/O
ERROR)

Keyboard
Monitor

Attempt made to output to
a WRITE-LOCKed device,
usually DECtape: or an
error has occurred
reading/writing a
directory.

MONITOR ERROR 5 AT
xxxx (I/O ERROR ON
SYS: )

Keyboard
Monitor

An error occurred while
doing I/O to the system
device. This error is
normally the result of not
WRITE-ENABLEing the system
device.

MONITOR ERROR 6 AT
xxxx (DIRECTORY
OVERFLOW)

Keyboard
Monitor

A directory overflow has
occurred (no room for
tentative file entry in
directory) •

#MONITOR OVERLAYED

BATCH

The Command Decoder
attempted to call tne BATCH
monitor to accept and
transmit a file
specification, but found
that a user program had
overlayed part or all of
the BATCH monitor. Control
returns to the monitor
level, and BATCH executes
the next Keyboard Monitor
command.

MORE CORE REQUIRED

FRTS

The space required for the
program, the I/O device
handlers (I/O buffers), and
the resident Monitor
exceeds the available core.

BCOMP

Missing parenthesis or
error in expression within
parentheses.

BCOMP
F4

Operand of mixed type or
operator does not match
operands.

MULT SECT

Loader

Any combination of entry
point, COMMON section (with
the exception of multiple
COMMONs) or program section
of the same name causes
this error, except as shown
in Table 1-6.

?NAME

BUILD

A device or filename was
not designated in a command
that requires one to be
present.

08/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

FLAP
RALF

Number error. A number out
of range was specified, or
an 8 or 9 occurred in octal
radix.

NEED:nl FOUND:n2

EPIC

EPIC read block n2 of the
file when it was expecting
block nl of the file. EP1C
halts with AC+7777 to allow
the user to reposition the
paper tape.

NEED:namel FOUND:
name2

EPIC

EPIC read a block of tape
for the file NAME2 when it
was expecting a block of
the file NAMEI.

BCOMP

NEXT statement without
corresponding FOR
statement.

BCOMP

Line number missing after
GOTO, GOSUB, or THEN.

NO 11

Keyboard
Monitor

The user attempted to start
(with .ST) a program that
cannot be started.

NO CCLI

Keyboard
Monitor

CCL.SV is not present on
the system device, or an
I/O error occurred on the
file. Refer to the OS/8
System Generation Notes for
instructions on loading
programs onto the system
device.

NO DEFINE FILE

FRTS

Direct access I/O attempted
without a DEFINE FILE
statement.

NO END STATEMENT

FORT

The input to the compiler
has been exhausted.

NO FILES OF THE FORM
xxxx

FOTP

No files of the form (xxxx)
specified were found on the
current input device group.

NO /1

BITMAP

Cannot produce a bitmap of
an image file.

NO /11

ABSLDR

Use of /1 is prohibi t'ed at
this point.

NO INPUT

,~BSLDR

BITMAP

No input or binary file was
found on the designated
device.

:RXCOPY

No input device was
specified.

NO INPUT DEVICE

Explanation

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

NO INPUT FILE

MCPIP

No input file was specified
when one was required.

NO MAIN

LOADER

No RALF module contained
section #MAIN.

NO NUMERIC SWITCH

FRTS

The referenced FORTRAN I/O
unit was not specified to
the run-time system.

NO OUTPUT FILE

MCPIP

No output file was
specified when one was
required.

?NO ROOM

BUILD

Too many device handlers
were present on the system
when a LOAD or BUILD
command was typed. The
UNLOAD command must be used
to remove a handler before
another can be loaded.

NO ROOM FOR OUTPUT

FORT

The file FORTRN.TM cannot
fit on the system device.

NO ROOM FOR OUTPUT
FILE

DIRECT
PIP

Either room on device or
room in directory is
lacking.

NO ROOM IN (filename)
--CONTINUING

PIP

Occurs during use of the /S
option. The output device
cannot contain all of the
files on the input device.

NO ROOM, SKIPPING
(filename)

FOTP

No space is available on
the output device to
perform the transfer.
Predeletion may already
have occurred.

NO SUCH DEVICE

PIPlO

Device name used is not
legal in this OS/8 system.

% NON SYSTEM DEVICE

RESORC

The input device specified
in a RESORC command line is
not an OS/8 system device.

NOT A LOADER IMAGE

FRTS

The first input file
specified to the run-time
system was not a loader
image file.

% NOT A SYSTEM HEAD

RESORC

The filename specified is
not a system-head file.

name NOT AVAILABLE

Keyboard
Monitor

The device with the name
given is not listed in any
system table, or it is not
available for use at the
moment, or the user tried
to obtain input from an
output-only device.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Explanation

Message

Program

NOT ENOUGH CORE

CCL

The number specified in a
CORE command is larger than
the number of 4K core banks
on the system.

name NOT FOUND

BUILD
CCL
Command
Decoder
Keyboard
Monitor

The device or file name
designated in the command
was not found.

file NOT FOUND

MCPIP

The file specified cannot
be found.

NOT OS8 FILE

PIPlO

The output device specified
with a /L or /F option was
not an OS/8 device or file.

NOT PDP-lO FILE

PDPlO

The output device specified
with a /Z option was not a
DECsystem-lO tape, or the
input device specified with
a /L or /F option was not a
DECsystem-lO tape.

?NUMBER TOO BIG

CAMP

The "nnnn" specified in a
BACKSPACE or SKIP command
is greater than 4095.

?NUMBER TOO BIG

SET

The number specified was
out of range.

BRTS

Driver error while
overlaying. Caused by SYS
device hardware error.

BCOMP

Output file error.

Error writing output file.
Control returns to the
Keyboard Monitor.

Illegal operator.

OS/8 ENTER ERROR

Loader

Fatal error during a USR
function.

Type/operator use illegal
(e.g., A.AND.B where A
and/or B not typed
Logical) •

OUT DEV FULL

CREF

The output device is full
(directory devices only).

OUT-IN

MCPIP

Both the input and the
output devices were
specified as the same
cassette or magnetic tape
drive.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

?OUTPUT DEVICE FULL

RESORC

The output device specified
does not have enough room
to copy the RESORC file.

OUTPUT DEVICE FULL

MCPIP

Either room on device or
room in the directory is
lacking.

?OUTPUT DEVICE IS
READ ONLY

RESORC

The output device specified
is a read-only device:
e. g., PTR.

OUTPUT DEVICE READ ERROR

RXCOPY

Bad data on output device,
tracks and sectors bad.
Since this is a nonfatal
error, the RXCOPY operation
continues.

OUTPUT DEVICE WRITE ERROR

RXCOPY

Fatal output error: other
RXCOPY operations continue.

?OUTPUT ERROR

RESORC

An error occurred while
attempting to output during
a RESORC operation.

OUTPUT ERROR

MCPIP

Output error--possibly a
WRITE-LOCKed device, parity
error, or attempt to output
to a read-only device.

OUTPUT FILE OPEN
ERROR

PIPIO

The output file could not
be opened. Check output
directory to ensure that
enough space exists on the
device.

BRTS

Numeric or input overflow.

OVER CORE

Loader

The loader image requires
more than 32K of core
memory.

OVER IMAG

Loader

Output file overflows in
the loader image file.

OYER SYMB

Loader

Symbol table overflow.
More than 253 (decimal)
symbols in one FORTRAN job.

OVERFLOW

FRTS

Result of a computation
exceeds upper bound for
that class of variable.
The result is set equal to
zero and execution
continues. This error is
detected only if an FPP is
present.

OVERLAY ERROR

FRTS

Error while reading
overlay.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

OVFL

FORT
Library

Floating point overflow:
very large number is
returned.

BRTS

Illegal argument in POS
function.

PARENS TOO DEEP

FRTS

Parens nested too deeply in
FORMAT statement~

PARITY ERROR

EPIC

EPIC failed to read a block
correctly: e.g., the
reader dropped some bits~
EPIC halts with AC=7777 to
allow the user to
reposition the tape so that
it can try the read again.

SCOMP

Pushdown stack overflow.
Result of either too
complex a statement (or
statements) or too many
nested FOR-NEXT loops.

Compiler stack overflow:
statement too big and/or
too many nested loops.

PAL8

Current non-zero page
exceeded.

Bad program header line.

PAL8

Phase error--a conditional
assembly bracket is still
in effect at the end of the
input stream--this is
caused by nonmatching angle
bracket « » characters in
the source.

PIPIO CANNOT BE
CHAINED

PIPIO

Self-explanatory.

?PLAT

BUILD

The =n in a SYS command is
too large for the devicespecified: e.g., RF08=5.

lPO

FLAP

Page overflow. Literals
and instructions have been
overlapped.

PREMATURE END OF
FILE, FILE in

PIP

Message occurs in Binary
Mode (/B) only. A physical
end-of-file has been found
before the final
leader/trailer.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

PTR:name IS TOO BIG
FOR dev:

EPIC

The paper tape file name
will not fit on the
specified output device
DEV:. EPIC aborts the
command and returns to the
Command Decoder. EPIC
makes the check for size
before writing on the
output device.

Nesting error in
EQUIVALENCE statement.

BCOMP

String literal too long or
does not end in quote.

Syntax error in EQUIVALENCE
statement.

Attempt to redefine the
dimensions of a variable.

PAL8

Redefinition--a permanent
symbol has been defined
with =. The new and old
definitions do not match.
The redefinition is
-' allowed.

Explanation

BRTS

Attempt to read past end of
file (NF).

RALF

Relocatability error. A
relocatable expression has
been used in context
requiring an absolute
expression.

RECORD SIZE TOO BIG

MCPIP

The output record size
specified is greater than
1000 or an output record
size is o.

Attempt to redefine the
type of variable.

Syntax error on READ/WRITE
statement.

SABR

Either the symbol table has
overflowed, common storage
has been exhausted, more
than 64 different
user-defined symbols
occurred in a core page, or
more than 64 external
symbols have been declared.
Could also indicate a
system error such as
overflowed output file.

OS/8 SYSTEM BRROR MBSSAGB MANUAL
Message

Program

SABR.SV NOT FOUND

FORT

The SABR assembler is not
present on the system
device.

SAVE ERROR

Keyboard
Monitor

An I/O error has occurred
while saving the program.
The program remains intact
in core.

BRTS

String too long (greater
than 72 characters) after
concatenating.

PAL8

Symbol table extended--too
many symbols have been
defined for the amount of
memory available. Fatal
error--assembly cannot
continue.

Bad arithmetic statement
function.

BRTS

String too long or
undefined.

?SLOTS

BUILD

More than 8 groups of
non-system handlers have
been inserted.

Illegal subroutine name in
CALL.

PIP

1. AC (CTRL/C) is typed
while compressing a file
onto itself; the
transfer continues.

SORRY--NO
INTERRUPTIONS

Explanation

2. A /Y transfer is done

with system device as
the output, or if the
transfer has both input
and output on the same
device.
#SPOOL TO FILE
BTCHAI

BATCH

Where the "A" may be any
character of the alphabet
and the "1" may be any
decimal digit. This
message indicates that
BATCH has intercepted a
nonfile structured vutput
file and rerouted it to the
spool device. This is not,
generally, an error
condition.

SQRT

FORT
Library

Attempt to take square root
of negative number;
absolute value used.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

BRTS

Attempt to read string from
numeric file.

BCOMP

Subscript or function
argument error.

Error in subscript
expression; i.e., wrong
number, syntax.

BCOMP

Symbol table overflow due
to too many variables, line
number, or literals.
Combine lines using
backslash (\) to condense
program.

BRTS

String truncation on input.
Stores maximum length
allowed (NF).

Compiler symbol table full,
program too big. Causes an
immediate return to the
Keyboard Monitor.

FLAP
RALF

User symbol table overflow
(fatal error).

BRTS

Subscript out of DIM
statement range.

SUBR. OR FUNCT. STMT.
NOT FIRST

FORT

Self-explanatory.

% SUPERSEDED

CCL

The file specified in a
MAKE command already
exists. This is a warning
message indicating that the
file is being replaced.

BRTS

Attempt to write string in
to numeric file.

SWITCH NOT ALLOWED
HERE

CCL

Either a CCL option was
specified on the left side
of the < or was used when
not allowed.

BCOMP

System incomplete. System
files such as BASIC.SV,
BCOMP.SV, and BRTS.SV
missing.

System error; i.e.,
PASS20. SV or PASS2.SV
missing, or no room for
output file. Causes an
immediate return to the
Keyboard Monitor.

Explanation

OS/8 SYS~BM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
!Message

Program

SYM OVERFLOW

CREF

More than 896 (decimal)
symbols and literals were
encountered •.

SYMBOL TABLE
EXCEEDED

FORT

Self-explanatory.

'j~SYNTAX

BUILD

An illegal character was
typed in a BUILD command
line. The line must be
retyped.

i'SYNTAX ERROR

CAMP

An illegal character was
typed in a CAMP command or
a command was formatted
incorrectly. The command
must be retyped.

't'SYNTAX ERROR

SET

Incorrect format used in
SET command or NO specified
when not allowed.

]~ORT

Invalid command line.

SYNTAX ERROR

Explanati0l!

PIP 10
?SYS

BUILD

This message appears when
one of the following
conditions exists:
a. A permanent name in a
SYS command was not a
system handler or
coresident with one.
b. A BOOT command was
issued when two system
handlers were active.
c. A BOOT command was
issued when an active
handler, which must be
coresident with a SYS
handler, did not have
the system handler
active.

iSYS ERROR

BATCH

A hardware problem
prevented BATCH from
performing an I/O
operation.

SYS ERROR

BUILD

An I/O error occurred with
a system handler. The
computer halts. Press CONT
to retry or restart the
BUILD procedure from the
beginning. Do not assume
that a valid OS/8 system
remains in core.

SYS NOT FOUND

BUILD

No active handler with the
name SYS was present when a
BOOTSTRAP command was
issued.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

SYSTEM DEVICE ERROR

FRTS

I/O failure on the system
device.

SYSTEM ERR

Keyboard
Monitor

An error occurred while
doing I/O to the system
device. The system should
be restarted at 7600 or
7605. Do not press
CONTinue because this will
cause further errors.

SYSTEM ERROR

Loader

Fatal error during a USR
function.

SYSTEM ERROR-CLOSING FILE

FOTP

Self-explanatory.

BCOMP

Program too big.
or CHAIN.

BCOMP

Too much data in program.

Bad syntax in type
declaration statement.

THERE IS NO HOPE-THERE IS NO TTY
HANDLER IN YOUR
SYSTEM!

DIRECT

A command was issued to
print a directory on the
terminal when no TTY
handler is present on the
OS/8 system. Use BUILD to
insert a TTY handler into
the system.

TOO FEW ARGS

Keyboard
Monitor

An important argument has
been omitted from a
command.

TOO MANY FILES

CCL

Too many files were
included in a CCL command.

TOO MANY FILES

Command
Decoder

More than three output
files or nine input files
were specified. Some
programs may restrict the
user to fewer files.

TOO MANY FILES

MCPIP

More than one output or one
input device was specified.

TOO MANY HANDLERS

FRTS

Too many I/O device
handlers are resident in
memory, or files have been
defined on too many
devices.

TOO MANY LEVELS

Loader

The 0 option was specified
more than seven times.

TOO MANY OVERLAYS

Loader

More than 16 overlays were
defined in the current
level.

Explanation

Condense

OS/8 SYSTBM BRROR MBSSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

TOO MANY RALF FILES

Loader

More than 128 input files
were specified.

SCOMP

Too many total characters
in the string literals.

?TTY DOES NOT EXIST

RESORC

An output device was not
specified in the RESORC
command line and the TTY
handler does not exist on
the OS/8 system. Use BUILD
to insert TTY handlers into
the system.

SABR

No symbol table is being
produced, but there is at
least one undefined symbol
in the program.

SCOMP

Error in UDEF statement.

SCOMP

FOR loop without
corresponding NEXT
statement.

UNDF

SASR

Undefined symbol; printed
in the symbol table
listing.

UNIT ERROR

FRTS

I/O unit not assigned, or
incapable of executing the
requested operation.

?UNKNOWN ATTRIBUTE FOR
DEVICE dev

SET

An illegal attribute was
specified for the given
device.

PAL8

Undefined origin--an
undefined symbol has
occurred in an origin
statement.

SCOMP

Undefined statement number.

FLAP
RALF
PAL8

Undefined symbol in an
expression.

USE PIP FOR NON-FILE
STRUCTURED DEVICE

FOTP

An input device specified
is not a file structured
device~
e.g., PTR.

USER ERROR

FRTS

Illegal subroutine call, or
call to undefined
subroutine. Execution
continues only if the E
option was requested.

OS/8 SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE MANUAL
Message

Program

Explanation

USER ERROR 0 AT xxxx

Keyboard
Monitor

An input error was detected
while loading the program.
xxx x refers to the Monitor
location where the error
was generated.

USER ERROR 1 AT xxxx

FORT
Library

The user tried to reference
an entry point of a program
that was not loaded, or
failed to define a
subscripted variable in a
DIMENSION statement. xxxx
has no meaning.

USR n dev:name

EPIC

The USR encountered an
error while attempting to
perform a fetch, lookup,
enter, or close on the file
name on device dev. n=l is
a fetch, n=2 is lookup, n=3
is enter, n=4 is close.
EPIC aborts the command and
returns to the Command
Decoder.

BCOMP

Incorrect or missing array
designator in USE
statement.

Version error. One of the
compiler programs is absent
from SYS: or is present in
the wrong version.

BRTS

Attempt to read
variable-length file.

BRTS

Attempt to write past end
of file (NF).

WRONG OS/8 MONITOR

BATCH

OS/8 BATCH requires an OS/8
Monitor no older than
version 3.

BCOMP

Extra characters after the
logical end of line.

RALF

External symbol table
overflow. Control returns
to the OS/8 Keyboard
Monitor.

PAL8

Page 0 exceeded--same as PE
except with reference to
page O.

ZERO SYS?

PIP

Attempt made to zero the
system device directory.
Responding with Y causes
the directory to be zeroed;
any other character aborts
the operation.
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