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- From: RJFS@SNYCENVM.BITNET (Joel Saunders)
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.dbase-l
- Subject: Re: Errors messages and export
- Message-ID: <DBASE-L%92122405593928@NMSUVM1.BITNET>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 12:44:38 GMT
- Sender: "Discussion on the use of the dBase language and related
- dialects" <DBASE-L@NMSUVM1.BITNET>
- Organization: Research Foundation OF SUNY
- Lines: 25
- Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
- In-Reply-To: Message of Wed,
- 23 Dec 1992 13:37:00 -0700 from <sedgley@SELWAY.UMT.EDU>
-
- On Wed, 23 Dec 1992 13:37:00 -0700 Janet Sedgley said:
- >I have two unrelated questions about dbase IV. First, I'm running a query
- >and think I have the logic correct. I feel that it is a relatively
- >straight forward query (group by, asc1; group by asc2; =1, cnt) but even
- >when I reduce it to just one group by, I get the error message Numeric
- >overflow (data was lost). The dbase manuals don't seem to have a list
- >of error messages - or hints as to why this is happening. I'm working on
- >a 386 with no math coprocessor, DOS 3.3, 544 K RAM and 2656 K of expanded
- >memory. Does anyone have any clues? Is this an error that could be
- >caused by incorrect logic? insufficient memory?
- >
- >I am using dBASE over a Pathworks connection, if that affects the answer!
- >
- ..... SECOND QUESTION DELETED .....
- >
- Generally, Numeric Overflow is caused by trying to a store a value that is
- larger than what the field can physically store.
-
- For example, trying to put 1,000,000 in a field that is defined as a
- Numeric 5-digit field.
-
- I guess that the "group by" is creating totals that might be to big for the
- destination field.
-
- ... My two cents.... HTH ..... Happy Holidays!!!! .... Joel Saunders
-