HP System Dictionary/XL SDMAIN Reference Manual (32256-90001)

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ACTION Check the legal range for the ﬁeld and specify a number in that range.

1239 MESSAGE The number is too large (maximum is 32767) (SDERR 1239)

CAUSE The speciﬁed number is too large to be represented internally. The largest number

allowed in this position is 32767.

ACTION Enter a number that can be represented by the system.

1240 MESSAGE A number is required (SDERR 1240)

CAUSE A number value is required in the indicated location.

ACTION Change whatever value is in this position to an appropriate number.

1241 MESSAGE Quoted string not allowed here (SDERR 1241)

CAUSE A quoted character string is not allowed in this location.

ACTION Specify a value for the indicating position that is not a quoted string.

1242 MESSAGE Invalid keyword (SDERR 1242)

CAUSE The speciﬁed keyword is not one of the recognized keywords in the system.

ACTION Change the keyword to one recognized by the system (use HELP command

subcommand for help).

1243 MESSAGE This keyword is NOT valid for this command/subcommand pair (SDERR

1243)

CAUSE The speciﬁed keyword is not allowed with the current command(/subcommand).

ACTION Change the keyword to one that is valid with the current command/subcommand (use

HELP command subcommand for help).

1244 MESSAGE This keyword had already been speciﬁed in the command (SDERR 1244)

CAUSE The indicated keyword has already been speciﬁed in the command.

ACTION Combine the two clauses into one clause for the command or eliminate the extra clause.

1245 MESSAGE There are illegal characters after a keyword ﬂag (SDERR 1245)

CAUSE The speciﬁed keyword is a ﬂag and has unexpected characters following it.

ACTION Remove the unexpected characters after the ﬂag.

1246 MESSAGE A value is expected (SDERR 1246)

CAUSE A value is expected in the indicated location.

ACTION Enter an appropriate value where indicated.

1247 MESSAGE Unexpected left parenthesis (SDERR 1247)

CAUSE Found an unexpected left parenthesis where Selection Criteria is not allowed.

ACTION Remove the parenthesis and any Selection Criteria as they are not allowed in this

location.

CAUSE The indicated keyword clause does not have a complex value and so cannot be within

parenthesis.

ACTION Remove the parenthesis and issue an appropriate value clause for the keyword.