Texas Instruments TI-99/4A User Reference Guide

Error Messages
DIM
4. DIM statement has no dimensions or
more than three dimensions
5. A dimension in a DIM statement is not
a number
6. A dimension in a DIM statement is not
followed by
a comma or a closing '')''
7. The array-name In a DIM statement is
not
a valid variable name
8, The closing 'OJ'' is missing for array
subscnpts
OPTION BASE
9. OPTION not followed by BASE
10, OPTION BASE not followed by 0
or 1
'" MEMORY FULL
1 Array size too large
2. Not enough memory to allocate a
varialJle or function
* NAME CONFLICT
1. Assigning the same name to more than
one array (DIM A(S). A(2,7))
2. Assigning the same name to an array and
a simple variable
3. Assigning the same name to a variable
and a function
4.
References to an array have a different
number of dimensions for the array
(B=A(2,7) +2. PRINT A(5)}
III. Errors Found When a Program Is Running
When a program is running. the computer may
encounter statements that it cannot perform, An
error message will be printed, and unless the
error is only a warning the program will end. At
that point. all variables in the program will have
the values assigned when the error occurred.
The number of the line containing the error will
be
printed as part of the message (for example:
CANT DO THAT IN 210).
* RAn ARGUMENT
1. A built· in function has a bad argument
2. The string expression for the built·in
functions. ASr: or VAL has a zero length
(null string)
3. In the VAL function. the string
expression is not a valid representMinn
of a numeric constant
User's Reference Guide
* BAD LINE NUMBER
1. SJ-let,;iflcu line numbCI" docs not exist in
ON, GOTO or GOSUS statement
2. Specified line number in BREAK or
UNBREAK uue::> Hut exist (warning only)
* BAD NAME
1. Subprogram name in a CALL statement
is invalid
* BAD SUBSCRIPT
1. Su bscript is not an intf'gf'r
2. Subscript has a value greater than the
specified or allowed dimensions of an
array
3. Subscript 0 used when OPTION BASE
1 specified
* BAD VALUE
CHAR
1. Character'code out of range in CHAR
statement
2. Invalid character in pattern-identifier in
CHAR statement
CHR$
3. Argument negative or larger than 32767
in CHR$
COLOR
4. Character-set-number out of range in
COLOR statement
5. Foreground or background color code out
of range in COLOR statement
EXPONENTIATION (!\)
6, Attempting to raise a negative number to
a fractional power
FOR
7. Step increment is zero in FOR-TO-
STEP statement
HCHAR, VCHAR, GCHAR
8. Row or column·number out of range in
HCHAR. VCHAR. or GCHAR
statement
jnv,c::.T. KFY
9. Key·unit out of range in JOYST or KEY
statement
ON
10. Numeric-expression indexing line'
number is out of range
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Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Specifications

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Brand	Texas Instruments
Model	TI-99/4A
Category	Desktop
Language	English