Chapter
14/
Problems
and
Error Messages
Invalid
Parameter
You
specified a switch other
than
/B
when
starting
EDLIN.
Specify
the
/B
switch when you
start
EDLIN.
Line
too
long
During
a Replace command,
the
string
given
as
the
replacement
caused
the
line to expand beyond
the
limit of 253 characters.
EDLIN
terminated
the
Replace command.
Divide
the
long line into two lines, and then
try
the
Replace
command again.
, , MU5t
5pecify
de5tlnation
number
You
did not specify a line number
in
a
Copy
or a
Move
command.
Renter
the
command, including a destination line number.
Not
enough
room
to
merge
the
entire
flle
There is not enough room
in
memory to hold the file
during
a
Transfer c9mmand.
Free some memory
by
writing
some files to disk or
by
deleting
some files before you can transfer
the
file.
No
room
in
dlrectory
for
flle
You
are
trying
to create a file,
but
either the file directory is full
or you
are
specifying and illegal disk drive or filename.
Check
the
command line
that
started
EDLIN
for
either
an
ille-
gal filename or
an
illegal drive specification.
If
the
command is
no
longer
on
the
screen, and
if
you have not yet typed a new
command, you can recover
the
command
by
pressing
the
Copy
All key,
[ill.
If
the
command
line
contains
no
illegal
entries,
run
the
CHKDSK program
for
the
specified disk drive.
If
the
status
report shows
that
the
disk directory is full, remove
the
disk.
Insert
and format a new disk.
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