ERR - MSX Wiki

1 Effect
2 Syntax
3 Example
4 Defined Errors
5 Related to
6 Compatibility

Effect

Returns the code number of the error that occured.

Can vary between 1 and 255. As MSX-BASIC uses values 1 to 25 and Disk BASIC values 50 to 81, you can use the non-defined values to generate specific error messages in your programs.

Syntax

ERR

Example

10 ON ERROR GOTO 50
20 MSX ' Generates an error, as "MSX" is not a valid MSX-BASIC command
30 END
50 PRINT "Error code ";ERR
60 RESUME 30
70 ON ERROR GOTO 0
 
RUN

Error code  2

Defined Errors

MSX-BASIC and Disk BASIC

Errors 72 to 75 have been added by version 2 of Disk BASIC, 76 to 81 by version 3 provided by the Nextor operating system.

MSX-BASIC	Message	Disk BASIC	Message
1	NEXT without FOR	50	FIELD overflow
2	Syntax error	51	Internal error
3	RETURN without GOSUB	52	Bad file number
4	Out of DATA	53	File not found
5	Illegal function call	54	File already open
6	Overflow	55	Input past end
7	Out of memory	56	Bad file name
8	Undefined line number	57	Direct statement in file
9	Subscript out of range	58	Sequential I/O only
10	Redimensioned array	59	File not OPEN
11	Division by zero	60	Bad FAT
12	Illegal direct	61	Bad file mode
13	Type mismatch	62	Bad drive name
14	Out of string space	63	Bad sector number
15	String too long	64	File still open
16	String formula too complex	65	File already exists
17	Can't CONTINUE	66	Disk full
18	Undefined user function	67	Too many files
19	Device I/O error	68	Disk write protected
20	Verify error	69	Disk I/O error
21	No RESUME	70	Disk offline
22	RESUME without error	71	Rename across disk
23	Unprintable error	72	File write protected
24	Missing operand	73	Directory already exists
25	Line buffer overflow	74	Directory not found
		75	RAM disk already exists
		76	Invalid device driver
		77	Invalid device or LUN
		78	Invalid partition number
		79	Partition already in use
		80	File is mounted
		81	Bad file size

HI-GRAPhics

HI-GRAPHics is an utility written by Arjen Schrijvers - see Interlacing Demo - note that the error messages can be in conflict with Disk BASIC versions 2 and 3.

HI-GRAPHics	Message
72	Bad display page
73	Bad screen mode
74	Bad display mode

Delta BASIC

Delta BASIC	Message		Message
200	ENDPROC without PROC	209	INVALID window
201	DEFPROC not found	210	MISSING definition window
202	ENDPROC not found	211	LOCATE out of window
203	MODE error	212	MEMDISC initialised
204	UNNEW without NEW	213	LINE number too big
205	Program recovered	214	MOVLIN error
206	TOO MUCH varspace	215	COPLIN error
207	NO ROOM for vars	216	STATE size
208	INVALID definition windows

Related to

ERL, ERROR, ON ERROR GOTO, RESUME

Compatibility

MSX-BASIC 1.0 or higher

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