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Reserved words are words that cannot be used as identifiers. Sheerpower's reserved words are:
DATE
DATE$
ELSE
EXLINE
EXTYPE
MAXNUM
NOT
PI
REM
RND
TIME
TIME$
In the Sheerpower console window, errors are returned either immediately after typing a syntactically incorrect line, or when the RUN command is given and your program is syntactically incorrect.
Errors happen when the program is compiling. Exceptions happen as the program is running.
In the case that the error happens outside of a routine (in the main logic area) the first digit is always a 1 followed by a period. Following the period is the source code line number.
I.E., 1.45 means the error occurred in the 45th line from the top of the file.
I.E., do_totals.3 means the error occurred in 3 lines from the definition of the routine called do_totals.
In SPDEV the Alt + UP or DOWN arrow key can be used to move up or down a specific number of lines in your file. For more specialized programming keystrokes in SPDEV, see Appendix F, Keystrokes for Sheerpower Rapid Development Environment.
ACCESS mode not INPUT, OUTPUT, or OUTIN
ADD without matching END ADD
Already declared as other than array
Array name expected
Array not yet dimensioned
Array or structure reference is missing "()"
Bad line number
CANCEL ADD without matching ADD
CANCEL EXTRACT without matching EXTRACT
Can't find relation in database
Can't GO
Can't store into an internal field
Can't use this option with FIELD clause
CASE expression is of different type than SELECT CASE
CASE statement missing 'TO'
CASE without matching SELECT CASE
CASE OF not within SELECT block
Compilation errors
Compiler doesn't handle this yet
Database engine discovered bad binary information buffer
Datatype mismatch
DO without matching LOOP
Dots not allowed in variable names
Dynamic variables may not be used as arrays
ELSE without matching IF
END ADD without matching ADD
END EXTRACT without matching EXTRACT or REEXTRACT
END IF without matching IF
END HANDLER without matching HANDLER
END SELECT not within SELECT block
END WHEN without a previous USE
EXIT ADD without matching ADD
EXIT EXTRACT without matching EXTRACT
EXPECTED KEY keyword
EXTRACT without matching END EXTRACT
Expected a line number or label
Expected a relational operator
Expected an expression
Expected ELSE clause
Expected end-of-line
Expected EXCEPTION keyword
Expected FIELD keyword
Expected file name expression
Expected IN or USE keywords
Expected INPUT keyword
Expected 'ON' or 'OFF'
Expected quoted string
Expected RECORD keyword
Expected STEP keyword
Expected STRUCTURE keyword
Expected THEN clause
Expected ','
Expected ':' in substring expression
Expected ',' or ':'
Expected ',' or ';'
Expected ',' or ')'
Expected '('
Expected ')'
Expected '='
Expression poorly formed
Expression too complex
EXTRACT without matching END EXTRACT
INPUT missing variable list
Invalid file name
Invalid relation name
Invalid routine name
Invalid workspace name
FOR EACH may not appear within and EXTRACT
FOR index must be real or integer simple variable
FOR without matching NEXT
Function or array not declared
GOTO or GOSUB expected
HANDLER name not found
HANDLER or FUNCTION name cannot be used as a label
HANDLER without matching END HANDLER
IF without matching END IF
Illegal ADD STRUCTURE nesting
Illegal character in source code
Illegal delimiter
Illegal EXTRACT nesting
Illegal integer
Illegal structure field name
Illegal use of dynamic variable/structure in CASE
Illegally nested error handlers
Illegally nested PROGRAM statement
INCLUDE, EXCLUDE, or SORT outside EXTRACT block
Internal END-ON without preceding ON
Invalid NEXT variable
Leading white space not within a multiple statement line
Line number or label not found
LOOP without matching DO
LSET, CSET, and RSET require string assignments
Missing operand
Missing '=' in FOR statement
Missing ':' in substring expression
Missing '('
Missing ')'
More than 32 dimensions not allowed
Multiply defined HANDLER
Multiply defined label
Nested FOR loops with same index variable
NEXT without matching FOR
No END statement terminating PROGRAM block
Not existing HANDLER name
Only one OPTION BASE allowed per program
Only one OPTION integer/real allowed per program
OPEN statement missing NAME keyword
PARTIAL only allowed for character fields
PROGRAM statement not first in program
Relation name expected
REPEAT DO or ITERATE DO not inside DO loop
REPEAT FOR, ITERATE FOR, or EXIT FOR not in FOR loop
Reserved word
RESUME, RETRY, CONTINUE, or EXIT HANDLER not within handler
SELECT CASE without matching END SELECT
SELECT has no matching END SELECT
Statement following LOOP is not WHILE or UNTIL
Statement is only legal in immediate mode
Statement must be inside a program
Structure name expected
Syntax error
Syntax error in specified expression
This option needs a FIELD clause
Too many relations declared
Too many structures in the relation
Tried to DECLARE an illegal or typed variable
Unexpected number of dimensions
Unknown special variable
Unrecognized COMPILE option
Unrecognized keyword
Unrecognized OPEN keyword
Unrecognized relational operator
Unrecognized SET/ASK keyword
Unrecognized statement
Unterminated ELSEIF statement
USE block has no END WHEN
Use of '()' not valid in this context
USE without preceding WHEN EXCEPTION IN...
Using '()' with array name not valid in this context
Variable already declared
Variable currently exists with a different data type
Variable names may not contain embedded dots
Valid OPTION BASE parameters are 0 and 1
Warning: Missing quote assumed
WHEN EXCEPTION IN has no USE block
WHEN EXCEPTION USE has no END WHEN
WHEN may not be inside of a HANDLER or USE block
WHILE/UNTIL or EXIT DO not inside DO loop
Wrong number of arguments
Wrong number of subscripts in array reference
Exceptions only occur during execution. The runtime exceptions are:
| Too many GOSUBs | |
| User CAUSED exception | |
| Improper entry to error handler detected | |
| Dynamic variable used but not assigned | |
| Upper bound is less than lower bound | |
| File already exists (use REPLACE) | |
| Datatype mismatch | |
| Statistics are not enabled | |
| -1001 | Program interrupted |
| -1002 | Source code changed |
| -3101 | Dynamic variable datatype mismatch |
| -3102 | Nonexistent structure field referenced |
| -4001 | Illegal digit in decoded string |
| -4002 | Numeric base in DECODE/ENCODE$ not between 2 and 16 |
| -4003 | Illegal argument to ORDNAME$() |
| -4004 | Illegal argument to date$ |
| -4005 | Illegal argument to DAYS |
| -4006 | Invalid logical value |
| -4007 | Invalid input screen format |
| -4008 | Illegal memory address to MEM function |
| -4009 | Illegal argument to ENCODE$() |
| -4010 | Illegal argument to CHARSET$() |
| -4016 | Illegal length argument |
| -4017 | Expression or statement invalid |
| -4021 | Illegal validation rule |
| -7011 | Must close structure before reusing structure name |
| -7012 | Error in directory name |
| -7013 | Invalid attempt to update a key field |
| -7014 | Deadlock detected |
| -7015 | Database engine rejected add or update |
| -5001 | Program interrupted |
| -5002 | Exceeded virtual memory |
| -7001 | Miscellaneous file error |
| -7002 | Error in structure file |
| -7003 | Error in data dictionary |
| -7004 | Error in data file |
| -7005 | No privilege for operation |
| -7006 | No such record |
| -7007 | Not a key field |
| -7008 | Unknown DBMS in structure |
| -7009 | Duplicate key |
| -7010 | File full |
| -8001 | Structure reference of nonexistent field |
| -8002 | Numeric conversion error |
| -8003 | Unsupported field data type |
| -8004 | Disk quota exceeded |
| -8102 | Syntax error in DATA |
| -10001 | Illegal passing mechanism |
| -10002 | Can't call external routine |
| -10003 | Error in external routine |
| -10004 | Dispatch routine not found |
| -10005 | Illegal symbol name |
| -10006 | Setting symbol failed |
| -10007 | Ambiguous symbol definition |
| 1001 | Illegal number |
| 1002 | Integer overflow |
| 1002 | Floating overflow |
| 1003 | Overflow in built-in function |
| 1004 | Overflow in evaluating VAL |
| 1006 | Overflow on READ number |
| 1007 | Overflow in numeric input from terminal |
| 1051 | Overflow in evaluating string expression |
| 1053 | Overflow on READ string |
| 1054 | String too long on input |
| 2001 | Subscript out of bounds |
| 3001 | Division by zero |
| 3002 | Negative number raised to a nonintegral power |
| 3003 | Zero raised to negative power |
| 3004 | LOG() of zero or negative number |
| 3005 | SQRT() of negative number |
| 3006 | MOD or REM had zero divisor |
| 3007 | Argument to ACOS or ASIN not in range -1<=X<=1 |
| 3008 | Attempt to evaluate ANGLE(0,0) |
| 4001 | Illegal argument to VAL() |
| 4002 | Illegal argument to CHR$() |
| 4003 | Illegal argument to ORD() |
| 4004 | Illegal argument to SIZE |
| 4005 | Index in TAB less than one |
| 4006 | SET MARGIN value less than zonewidth |
| 4007 | SET ZONEWIDTH value greater than margin |
| 4008 | LBOUND index out of range |
| 4009 | UBOUND index out of range |
| 4010 | Second argument to REPEAT$ < 0 |
| 5001 | REDIM overflow |
| 6005 | REDIM first index greater than second |
| 7001 | Bad channel number |
| 7002 | Attempt to open or close channel zero |
| 7003 | Channel number already in use |
| 7004 | File not open |
| 7100 | Invalid file attribute |
| 7101 | Too many files open |
| 7110 | File not found |
| 7112 | File locked by another user |
| 7120 | Illegal file name |
| 7305 | No current record |
| 7322 | Delete or update not allowed |
| 8001 | Out of DATA |
| 8002 | Too few input items |
| 8003 | Too many input items |
| 8011 | End of file on input |
| 8012 | Too few data items in record |
| 8013 | Too many data items in record |
| 8101 | READ a non-number |
| 8102 | Syntax error in input |
| 8103 | Non-numeric input when number expected |
| 8105 | Invalid file input |
| 8201 | Bad format$() or using string |
| 8301 | Record is larger than record size |
| 8401 | Timeout on input |
| 8402 | Illegal numeric value for time-expression |
| 10001 | ON index out of range |
| 10002 | RETURN without GOSUB |
| 10004 | SELECT found no matching CASE |
| 10005 | Chained program unavailable |
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