gtpi1m73System Installation Support Reference

Error Messages

The following MASM messages can help determine MASM problems.

INVALID PARM PARAMETER

Explanation: An unrecognized argument was found on the JCL EXEC PARM parameter. See Execution Parameters for a list of valid arguments.

THE COMBINED C OPTIONS EXCEED MAXIMUM

Explanation: The number of characters coded for the FL, LSE, SE arguments on the JCL EXEC PARM will cause the PARM buffer to overflow. The combined lengths of these arguments (including the commas and parentheses) must be less than 60.

INVALID KEYWORD ON CONTROL CARD

Explanation: A keyword on a control card is not one of the following:

LIST, FROM, TO or SUFFIX

END OF CARD REACHED - VALUE OR KEYWORD INVALID

Explanation: Column 72 of the card has been reached while scanning an entry on a control card and a delimiter has not been found.

NO CORE FOR LIST - INCREASE REGION SIZE

Explanation: A LIST option has been found on a control card and a GETMAIN macro issued to obtain core to build this list. The requested core is not available. This can be remedied by increasing the region size.

MISSING RIGHT PAREN IN LIST - ASSUMED CONTINUE

Explanation: A list of members on a list control card has not been terminated by a right parenthesis. A right parenthesis is assumed.

VALUE OF KEYWORD MISSING

Explanation: A keyword - LIST, FROM, TO or SUFFIX has been found without any value indicated.

INVALID - FROM - OPTION, EXPECTING FOLLOWING - TO -

Explanation: A FROM keyword and value has been found without a corresponding TO option.

SUFFIX GREATER THAN 6 CHARACTERS

Explanation: A suffix has been supplied via a control card which exceeds 6 characters.

LENGTH OF FROM/TO VALUE GREATER THAN 8 CHARACTERS

Explanation: A value assigned to a FROM or TO keyword exceeds 8 characters.

MAXIMUM (n) NO. OF MEMBERS FOR LIST EXCEEDED

Explanation: n members are allowed in a list. The list supplied on a control card exceeds this number. To correct this problem the local variable &MAXMEM in ASSMDRIVE should be increased and the program reassembled.

SUFFIX + MEMBER NAME GREATER THAN 8 CHAR

Explanation: When the suffix has been added to the input library member name the resultant name exceeds 8 characters.

PROGRAM NOT FOUND

Explanation: The DRIVERIN data set has specified a program segment that was not a member of the source code data set.