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- FONDIR Diplay Information and Error List
- Copyright (C) 1988-1991 Henry C. Clark
- All right reserved.
-
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-
- >> BBS List to "Comm Program" Import
-
- The normal message for BBS List to Comm Program translation. You
- are making a Comm Program Phone Directory from a text BBS list.
-
-
- >> "NNN" entries in "NNN" records for "filename"
-
- The normal message for import telling how many records in the
- Comm Program file.
-
-
- >> , renamed to "filename"
-
- The normal message for import telling about file renames because
- the BBS list had more entries than the Comm Program supports in a
- single file.
-
-
- >> Normal completion.
-
- The normal message when no fatal errors have occurred.
-
-
- >> No parms Help Screen for "program"
-
- The message displayed when no parameters were input on the program
- call, ie. help was desired.
-
-
- >> Only a WARNING : Exchange code file not found for : "NNN"
-
- A warning only, this will not stop processing. FONDIR can not find
- an LDAREA or METRO exchange code file for the area codes you
- specified with the /l: or /d: parameters.
-
-
- >> "Comm Program" to BBS List Export
-
- The normal message for Comm Program to BBS List translation. You
- are making a text BBS List from a Comm Program Phone Directory.
-
-
- >> "NNN" entries out of "NNN" records appended.
-
- The normal message for export, telling how many records where
- added to the BBS List file.
-
-
- >> ERROR : No BBS List File Specified, must specify file name.
-
- You must specify a BBS List file name for either import or export.
- For example, in the command : FONDIR BBS.LST /O:B the BBS list
- file name is 'bbs.lst'. You probably tried something like :
- FONDIR /O:B.
-
-
- >> ERROR : No Output Type Specified, must use /o: parameter.
-
- You must specify a Comm Program type with the /o: parameter. There
- is no default. For example, in the command : FONDIR BBS.LST /O:B
- the Comm Program type is 'b' or Boyan. You probably tried something
- like : FONDIR DFW.LST.
-
-
- >> ERROR : No drive, path or extension allowed on "filename"
-
- On export, you can specify the Comm Program Phone Directory file to
- export, but you may only specify the file 'name' portion of the file.
- For example, in the command : FONDIR NEW.LST /O:B /X:BOYA1 the
- specified Comm program file is 'boya1'. You probably tried something
- like : FONDIR NEW.LST /O:B /X:BOYA1.FON.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Can't find "Parm Type" separator in "parameter"
-
- You entered a parameter on the command line that did not have a ':'
- separator in it. For example, all parameters use the colon
- separator, as in : FONDIR BBS.LST /O:B /P:Z except for the /k
- parameter, which is OK by itself. You probably tried something like
- : FONDIR BBS.LST /OB /PZ.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Invalid Switch, as in "parameter"
-
- FONDIR will not run if you mistype a parameter, or enter an unknown
- parameter type. You probably tried something like :
- FONDIR BBS.LST /R. The "/R" is an invalid parameter.
-
-
- >> ERROR : File Open on "parameter"
-
- FONDIR tries to open various files, the program could not correctly
- open the specified file. FONDIR will attempt to open the BBS list
- file, the Comm Program Directory file and possibly a Comm Program
- auxiliary file. Most likely, you specified a file name on the
- command line which FONDIR wants to read, and which doesn't exist.
- Perhaps you have run out of disk space, or have too many files in the
- current directory and FONDIR can not open a file for writing.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Invalid Type Code in parm "parameter"
-
- Using the /o: parameter, you tried to specify a Comm Program type
- which is not one of the codes supported. For example, an error :
- FONDIR BBS.LST /O:?.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Invalid Speed Digit in parm "parameter"
-
- Using the /b: or /m: parameter, you tried to specify a speed code
- which is not one of the codes supported. For example, an error :
- FONDIR BBS.LST /O:B /M:X
-
-
- >> ERROR : Format specifier error "format key"
-
- Within the BBS list, there must be a Format Key, a line of text
- telling where the columns of data are located. The displayed "format
- key" is not supported by FONDIR, and must be corrected.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Format length error "format key" "format key length"
-
- The displayed "format key" has been coded with an invalid length (
- data column width ), such as too long, or missing. Correct the key
- with an editor and try again.
-
-
- >> ERROR : BBS File error, or no phone number key available in text file.
-
- FONDIR must find the Phone Number key ( |#nn ) in the BBS list text
- file. Actually, that's all FONDIR really requires. Typically the
- BBS list file doesn't contain a Format Key Specification at all. Put
- one in and retry your command. Another possibility is that you
- specified a BBS list file that did not exist.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Format specifier error "format key"
-
- FONDIR has found the Format Key Specification, but one of the
- Format Keys is invalid or not supported. Fix it and retry.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Disk (protected or full) Open on "filename"
-
- FONDIR has tried to open the "filename" for writing and had a fatal
- error. Check your disk statistics.
-
-
- >> ERROR : Disk (full) Write on "filename"
-
- FONDIR has tried to write to the "filename" and had a fatal error.
- Check your disk statistics.
-
-
- >> ERROR : File read-open on "filename"
-
- FONDIR could not open the "filename" for reading. You probably
- mistyped the filename.
-
-
- >> ERROR : File size on "filename"
-
- On export ( comm program to BBS list ), FONDIR was reading records
- from the Comm Program Directory file, and encountered a 'short'
- record, which usually implies the file is corrupted.
-
-