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Error Messages
Numbered HP-IB Error Descriptions
Example 9-20 Error -114
Header suffix out of range
Indicates that a nonheader character has been encountered in what the
parser expects is a header element.
Example 9-21 Error -120
Numeric data error
This error, as well as errors -121 through -128, are generated when
parsing a data element which appears to be numeric, including the
nondecimal numeric types.
Example 9-22 Error - 121
Invalid character in number
An invalid character for the data type being parsed was encountered.
For example, an alpha in a decimal numeric or a “9” in octal data.
Example 9-23 Error -123
Exponent too large
The magnitude of the exponent was larger than 32000 (see IEEE 488.2,
7.7.2.4.1).
Example 9-24 Error -124
Too many digits
The mantissa of a decimal numeric data element contained more than
255 digits excluding leading zeros (see IEEE 488.2, 7.7.2.4.1).
Example 9-25 Error -128
Numeric data not allowed
A legal numeric data element was received, but the device does not
accept one in this position for the header.
Example 9-26 Error -130
Suffix error
This error, as well as errors -131 through -138, are generated when
parsing a suffix.
Example 9-27 Error -131
Invalid suffix
The suffix does not follow the syntax described in IEEE 488.2 7.7.3.2, or
the suffix is inappropriate for this device.