HP RPG/iX Utilities Reference Manual (30318-90006)

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B Appendix B ERROR MESSAGES
XSORT error messages distinguish between two types of errors--syntax errors and execution errors.
In the discussion of these messages below, the syntactical errors are covered first. They are broken down
by the category under which they can be grouped. General syntactical errors are followed by those which
occur under the headings of the various types of specifications: Header, ALTSEQ, S Option, Record Type,
and Field Description.
Syntax messages are caused by the detection of some type of inconsistency during the interpretation of the
XSORT specifications. They are included in the listings of the specifications on $STDLIST and usually
follow immediately the specification section to which they belong--Header, ALTSEQ, S Option, Record
Type, or Field Description.
The error number associated with a message is printed on the right hand margin. When an error can be
associated with a particular set of columns on a specification line, that set of columns is underlined with
asterisks (*****).
On the following pages is a list of errors with their corresponding numbers and further explanations of
their meanings when necessary.