Dictionary/3000 Reference Manual (32244-90001)

Appendix B 311
UTILITY Error Messages
DICTVPD Messages
DICTVPD Messages
Errors
MESSAGE EXPLANATION AND/OR ACTION
FAILURE TO OPEN DICT.PUB The Dictionary DICT.PUB does not exist, or has
been directed to a Dictionary which does not
exist.
FAILURE TO OPEN FORMS FILE The forms file could not be opened. The forms
file does not exist, or is opened for exclusive
access by some other program.
INCOMPATIBLE DICTIONARY/3000
VERSION
This version of the Dictionary does not match
the version the utility expects. The Dictionary
should be re-initialized using the DICTINIT
utility and the re-initialize option.
INVALID FORM NAME The form name entered is not in the forms file or
is not in the correct syntax for a form name.
INVALID RESPONSE The user input does not match one of the
possible responses given in the prompt. Reenter
response.
UNEXPECTED ERROR DICTVPD has encountered an error internal to
the utility.
*ERROR WHILE ACCESSING FILE: # DICTVPD encountered an MPE file system
error while reading the file.
*ERROR: ELEMENT NOT DEFINED This error message will only be displayed if
DICTVPD encounters an internal error. While
relating the elements to the forms file,
DICTVPD could not find this element in the
Dictionary.
*ERROR: INTERNAL TABLE OVERFLOW
(TOO MANY FORMS)
The internal table of DICTVPD have
overflowed. There are too many forms defined in
the form file to be loaded in one execution of
DICTVPD.
*ERROR: LIST FILE ALREADY EXISTS. The list file specified already exists.
*ERROR: NAME CANNOT BE QUALIFIED The name entered should not be qualified with
the group or account.