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- Invoking BASIC-E
- BASIC-E Statements
- BASIC-E Functions
- Differences between BASIC-E and CBASIC
- BASIC-E Error Messages
- CBASIC: Compiler Error Messages
- CBASIC: Run-Time Error Messages -- Warnings
- CBASIC: Run-Time Error Messages -- Error Codes
- :Invoking BASIC-E
-
- BASIC-E is invoked by typing the following --
-
- EBASIC filename $o
-
- where 'filename' is the name of the source file 'filename.BAS' to be
- compiled and 'o' is one or more of the following options --
-
- A List Productions (for compiler debugging); normally OFF
- B List only source statements with errors; normally OFF
- C Check syntax only; don't create .INT file; normally OFF
- D Convert lowercase to uppercase; normally ON
- E Generate line number code; normally OFF
-
- After compilation, the program may then be executed by --
-
- ERUN filename
-
- where 'filename' is the name of the intermediate code file 'filename.INT'.
- :BASIC-E Statements
-
- The following statements are valid in BASIC-E --
-
- FOR NEXT FILE GOTO LET
- CLOSE GOSUB INPUT ON PRINT
- READ RESTORE RETURN OUT RANDOMIZE
- STOP DATA DEF DIM END
- IF REM ELSE THEN
-
- :BASIC-E Functions
-
- The following built-in functions are valid in BASIC-E --
-
- ABS ASC ATN CHR$ COS
- COSH FRE INP INT LEFT$
- LEN LOG MID$ POS RIGHT$
- RND SGN SIN SINH STR$
- SQR TAB TAN VAL EXP
-
- :Differences between BASIC-E and CBASIC
-
- The following features are not available in BASIC-E, but they are
- available in CBASIC --
-
- 1. PEEK or POKE
- 2. PRINT USING
- 3. CALL to machine code programs
- 4. LPRINT
-
- :BASIC-E Error Messages
-
- Since BASIC-E is a "subset" of CBASIC, refer to the CBASIC help file
- for information on the BASIC-E error messages.
-
- Most, but not all, BASIC-E error messages are covered in this help
- file.
- :CBASIC: Compiler Error Messages
-
- Text Messages
-
- NO SOURCE FILE: <FILENAME>.BAS
- The compiler could not locate a source file used in either a CBASIC
- command or an INCLUDE directive.
-
- PROGRAM CONTAINS n UNMATCHED FOR STATEMENT(S)
- There are n FOR statements for which a NEXT could not be found.
-
- PROGRAM CONTAINS n UNMATCHED WHILE STATEMENT(S)
- There are n WHILE statements for which a WEND could not be found.
-
- WARNING: INVALID CHARACTER IGNORED
- The previous line contains an invalid ASCII character; this character
- is ignored by the compiler, and a question mark is printed in its place.
-
-
-
- 2-Letter Error Codes
-
- CE -- Close Error
- The intermediate (.INT) file could not be closed.
-
- DE -- Disk Error
- A disk error occurred while trying to read the .BAS file.
-
- DF -- Disk Full
- There was no space on the disk or the disk directory was full. The
- .INT file was not created.
-
- DL -- Duplicate Line number
- The same line number was used on two different lines. Other compiler
- errors may cause a DL error message to be printed even if duplicate line
- numbers do not exist.
-
- DP -- Defined Previously
- A variable in a DIM statement was previously defined.
-
-
- EF -- Exponential Format
- A number in exponential format was input with no digits following the
- E.
-
- FD -- Function Definition
- A function name that has been previously defined is being redefined in
- a DEF statement.
-
- FI -- FOR Index
- An expression which is not an unsubscripted numeric variable is being
- used as a FOR loop index.
-
- FN -- Function parameter Number
- A function reference contains an incorrect number of parameters.
-
- FP -- Function Parameter type
- A function reference parameter type does not match the parameter type
- used in the function's DEF statement.
-
-
- FU -- Function Undefined
- A function has been referenced before it has been defined.
-
- IE -- IF Expression
- An expression used immediately following an IF evaluates to type
- string. Only type numeric is permitted.
-
- IF -- In File
- A variable used in a FILE statement is of type numeric where type
- string is required.
-
- IP -- Input Prompt
- An input prompt string is not surrounded by quotes.
-
- IS -- Invalid Subscript
- A subscripted variable was referenced before it was dimensioned.
-
- IU -- Invalid Use
- A variable defined as an array is used with no subscripts.
-
-
- MF -- Mixed Format
- An expression evaluates to type string when type numeric is required.
-
- MM -- Mixed Mode
- Variables of type string and type numeric are combined in the same
- expression.
-
- NI -- NEXT Index
- A variable referenced by a NEXT statement does not match the variable
- referenced by the associated FOR statement.
-
- NU -- NEXT Unexpected
- A NEXT statement occurs without an associated FOR statement.
-
- OO -- ON Overflow
- More than 25 ON statements were used in the program.
-
-
- SE -- Syntax Error
- The source line contains a syntax error.
-
- SN -- Subscript Number
- A subscripted variable contains an incorrect number of subscripts.
-
- SO -- Syntax Overflow
- The expression is too complex and should be simplified and placed on
- more than one line.
-
- TO -- Table Overflow
- The program is too large for the system. The program must be
- simplified or the system size increased.
-
- UL -- Undefined Line number
- A line number that does not exist has been referenced.
-
- US -- Undefined String
- A string has been terminated by a carriage return rather than quotes.
-
-
- VO -- Variable Overflow
- Variable names are too long for one statement.
- This should not occur.
-
- WE -- WHILE Error
- The expression immediately following a WHILE statement is not numeric.
-
- WU -- WHILE Undefined
- A WEND statement occurs without an associated WHILE statement.
- :CBASIC: Run-Time Error Messages -- Warnings
-
- Two textual run-time error messages are presented by CRUN:
-
- NO INTERMEDIATE FILE
- A file name was not specified with the CRUN command, or no file of
- type .INT and the specified file name was found on disk.
-
- IMPROPER INPUT - REENTER
- This message occurs when the fields entered from the console do not
- match the field specified in the INPUT statement. This can occur when
- field types do not match or the number of fields entered is different from
- the number of fields specified. All fields specified by the INPUT
- statement must be reentered.
-
- 2-Letter Warning Codes
-
- DZ -- Divide by Zero
- A number was divided by zero. The result is set to the largest valid
- CBASIC number.
-
- FL -- Field Length
- A field length greater than 255 bytes was encountered during a READ
- LINE. Only the first 255 characters of the record are retained.
-
- LN -- Logarithm error
- The argument given in the LOG function was zero or negative. The
- value of the argument is returned.
-
- NE -- NEgative number
- A negative number was specified following the raise to a power
- operator (^). The absolute value is used in the calculation.
-
-
- OF -- OverFlow
- A calculation produced a number too large. The result is set ot the
- largest valid CBASIC number.
-
- SQ -- SQuare root error
- A negative number was specified in the SQR function. The absolute
- value is used.
- :CBASIC: Run-Time Error Messages -- Error Codes
-
- AC -- AsCii error
- The string used as the argument in an ASC function evaluated to a null
- string.
-
- CE -- Close Error
- An error occurred upon closing a file.
-
- CU -- Close Undefined file
- A close statement specified a file number that was not active.
-
- DF -- Defined File
- An OPEN or CREATE was specified with a file number that was already
- active.
-
- DU -- Delete Undefined file
- A DELETE statement specified a file number that was not active.
-
-
- DW -- Disk Write error
- An error occurred while writing to a file. This occurs when either
- the directory or the disk is full.
-
- EF -- End of File
- A read past the end of file occurred on a file for which no IF END
- statement has been executed.
-
- ER -- Error in Record
- An attempt was made to write a record of length greater than the
- maximum record size specified in the associated OPEN, CREATE, or FILE
- statement.
-
- FR -- File Rename
- An attempt was made to rename a file to an existing file name.
-
- FU -- File Undefined
- An attempt was made to read or write to a file that was not active.
-
-
- IR -- Invalid Record number
- A record number less than one was specified.
-
- LW -- Line Width
- A line width less than 1 or greater than 133 was specified in an
- LPRINTER WIDTH statement.
-
-
- ME -- MAKE Error
- An error occurred while creating or extending a file because the disk
- directory was full.
-
- MP -- MATCH Parameter
- The third parameter in a MATCH function was zero or negative.
-
- NF -- Number of FILE
- The file number specified was less than 1 or greater than 20.
-
-
- NM -- No Memory
- There was insufficient memory to load the program.
-
- NN -- No Number field
- An attempt was made to print a number with a PRINT USING statement but
- there was not a numeric data field in the USING string.
-
- NS -- No String field
- An attempt was made to print a string with a PRINT USING statement but
- there was not a string field in the USING string.
-
- OD -- Overflow Data
- A READ statement was executed with no DATA available.
-
- OE -- OPEN Error
- An attempt was made to OPEN a file that didn't exist and for which no
- IF END statement had been previously executed.
-
-
- OI -- ON Index
- The expression specified in an ON ... GOSUB or an ON ... GOTO
- statement evaluated to a number less than 1 or greater than the number of
- line numbers contained in the statement.
-
- OM -- Overflow Memory
- The program ran out of memory during execution.
-
- QE -- Quote Error
- An attempt was made to PRINT to a file a string containing a quotation
- mark.
-
- RE -- READ Error
- An attempt was made to read past the end of a record in a fixed file.
-
- RG -- RETURN with no GOSUB
- A RETURN occurred for which there was no GOSUB.
-
-
- RU -- Random Undefined
- A random read or print was attempted to other than a fixed file.
-
- SB -- SuBscript
- An array subscript was used which exceeded the boundaries for which
- the array was defined.
-
- SL -- String Length
- A concatenation operation resulted in a string of more than 255 bytes.
-
- SS -- SubString error
- The second parameter of a MID$ function was zero or negative.
-
- TF -- Too many Files
- An attempt was made to have more than 20 active files simultaneously.
-
-
- TL -- TAB Length
- A TAB statement contained a parameter less than 1 or greater than the
- current line width.
-
- UN -- UNdefined edit string
- A PRINT USING statement was executed with a null edit string.
-
- WR -- WRite error
- An attempt was made to write to a file after it had been read, but
- before it had been read to the end of the file.