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Appendix C - Error messages

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Note that error numbers 20 to 24 cannot be formed in BASIC VI.

Error number	Error message
0	Corruption of stack
	Error control status not found on stack for RESTORE ERROR
	HELP has no information on this keyword
	Incorrect in-core file description
	Invalid LISTO option
	Invalid TWINO option
	Line too long
	Line numbers larger than 65279 would be generated by this renumber
	LIST/TWIN found line number reference
	Missing incore name
	No room
	No room to do this renumber
	Stopped
1	No such mnemonic
	No such suffix on EQU
2	Assembler limit reached
	Bad address offset
	Bad immediate constant
	Bad shift
3	Bad register
	Duplicate register in multiply
4	Missing =
	Missing = in FOR statement
	Mistake
5	Missing ,
6	Type mismatch: array needed
	Type mismatch: numeric array needed
	Type mismatch: number needed
	Type mismatch: numeric variable needed
	Type mismatch: string array needed
	Type mismatch: string needed
	Type mismatch: string variable needed
	Type mismatch between arrays
	Can't assign to array of this size
	Array type mismatch as parameter
	Can't SWAP arrays of different types
7	Not in a function
8	Too low a value for $<number>
9	Missing "
10	Arrays cannot be redimensioned
	Bad DIM statement
	Can't DIM negative amount
	DIM() function needs an array
	Impossible dimension
	No end of dimension list )
	No room to do matrix multiple with
	source(s) the same as destination
11	Attempt to allocate insufficient memory
	No room for this DIM
	No room for this dimension
12	Items can only be made local in a function or procedure
13	Not in a procedure
14	Reference array incorrect
	Undimensioned array
	Unknown array
	Unknown array in DIM() function
15	Incorrect number of subscripts
	Subscript out of range
16	Syntax error
17	Escape
18	Division by zero
19	String too long
20	Number too big
	Number too big for arc Sine or arc Cosine
21	Negative root
22	Logarithm range
23	Accuracy lost in Sine/ Cosine/
	Tangent
24	Exponent range
26	Can't use array reference here
	Unknown or missing variable
27	Missing )
	Missing ]
	Missing {
	Missing }
28	Bad Binary
	Bad Hex
	Hex number too large
29	No such function/procedure
30	Bad call of function/procedure
31	Arguments of function/procedure incorrect
	Invalid array actual parameter
	Invalid RETURN actual parameter
32	Not in a FOR loop
33	Can't match FOR
34	Bad FOR control variable
35	The step cannot be zero
36	Missing TO
38	Not in a subroutine
39	ON syntax
40	ON range
41	No such line
42	DATA pointer not found on stack for RESTORE DATA
42	Out of data
43	Not in a REPEAT loop
44	Too many nested structures
45	Missing #
46	Not in a WHILE loop
47	Missing ENDCASE
48	CASE..OF statement must be the last thing on a line
48	OF missing from CASE statement
49	Missing ENDIF
50	Bad MOUSE variable
51	Too many input expressions for SYS
	Too many output variables for SYS
52	Can't install library
	Bad program used as function/procedure library
	No room for library