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Error Messages and Codes
DOS Errors
These errors deal primarily with files, directories and drives
and are returned to your program by DOS.
# MESSAGE CAUSES & REMEDIES
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2. File Not Found Returned by Erase, ReSet, ReWrite, Append,
or ReName if the name assigned to a file
variable does not exist.
3. Path Not Found * Returned by Append, ReSet, ReName, Erase,
or ReWrite if the file variable is invalid
or specifies an nonexistant subdirectory.
* Returned by ChDir, MkDir, or RmDir if the
path is invalid or specifies a nonexistant
subdirectory.
4. Too Many Open Files You have tryed to open more files
than allowed by DOS.
* You may has forgotten to close a
file or are using a function to
check to see if a file exists that
does not close a file if it exists.
* Increase the number of file located
your CONFIG.SYS file.
5. File Access Denied * Returned by ReSet or Append if FileMode
allows writing but the file variable
denotes a directory or a read-only file.
* Returned by ReWrite if the directory is
full or the file variable indicates a
directory or a read-only file.
* Returned by ReName if the file variable
specifies a directory or the new name
specifies an existing file.
* Returned by Erase if the file variable
denotes a directory or a read-only file.
* Returned by MkDir if a file with the same
name appears in the parent directory or
if the directory is full or if the name
specifies a device.
* Returned by RmDir if the directory isn't
empty or if the path specifies the root
directory.
* Returned by Read or BlockRead on files
not opened for reading.
* Returned by Write or BlockWrite on files
not opened for writing.
6. Invalid File Handle The file variable that you Assigned to
a filename has somehow been lost or
corrupted.
12. Invalid File Access Code Returned by ReSet or Append on a typed
or untyped file if the value of FileMode
is invalid.
15. Invalid Drive Number Returned by GetDir if the drive number
is invalid
16. Cannot Remove Current Returned by RmDir when attempted on
Directory the current directory.
17. Cannot Rename Across Returned by ReName if both names are
Drives not on the same drive.
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