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Appendix A. 287
Appendix A. Atari Error Messages
This appendix describes the error numbers used by the Atari.
Error
numbers 2 through 21 should only occur when a BASIC
program is being run. Error numbers 128 through 173 result from
errors in the usage of input / output devices such as disk drives or
pri nters.
Error
#
2
3
4
5
6
Error Name
Insufficient Memory
Value Error
Too Man y Variables
String Length Error
Out of Data Error
Cause & Recovery
Additional memory is requir ed to
store the statement or to dimension
the n ew string variable. By adding
mor e RAM or by deleting any
unused variables, this
error can be
avo
ided . This error can also be
caused by including a FOR-NEXT
statement
with too many levels of
nesting.
A
num eri c value was enco unt ered
that
was outside of the allowed
range i.e. too large ortoo small. This
e
rror ca n also occur when a ne ga -
tive value
is return ed when the
va lue sho uld be positive.
Ov er 128 variable nam es have been
specified. Any unu sed n am es
s hould be deleted .
The
progr am attempted to read or
write outside of the range for which
the string was dimensioned . This
also occurs when zero is used as the
index. This e
rror can be corrected
by increasing the DIM inde x size.
Th e DATA statements did not con-
tain enough data it e ms for the vari-
ables in the co
rr es ponding READ
statements.