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Revision as of 19:31, 2 February 2017

BBC computer errors are an 8-bit number and a string.

   +---------------------------+
   | error number, 1 byte      |
   +---------------------------+
   | error string, 1-254 bytes |
   +---------------------------+
   |            &00            |
   +---------------------------+

Error numbers < 128 (ie, b7=0) are language errors, error numbers > 127 (ie b7=1) are system (ie MOS, filing system, utility, etc.) errors. As BASIC's errors are all <64 (ie b7=0, b6=0), any error numbers used within a program for its own purposes should be 64-127 (ie b7=0, b6=1).

While the text of an error message can vary between situations, the error number must be consistant. For example, error 214 (&D6) is File not found, the string can vary between File not found, Not found, XXXX not found and File 'XXXX' not found. However, the error number is consistantly 214.

Raising an error

6502

 BRK
 EQUB err_num
 EQUS err_string$
 EQUB 0

Z80

 RST  &38
 DEFB err_num
 DEFM err_string$
 DEFB 0

6809/6811/6812

 SWI
 DEFB err_num
 DEFM err_string$
 DEFB 0

80x86

 INT  &4F
 DEFB err_num
 DEFM err_string$
 DEFB 0

PDP-11

 EMT  15
 DEFB err_num
 DEFM err_string$
 DEFB 0

32016

Errors cannot be generated within PanOS, but they can be returned to the caller:

 ADDR PanErrorBlock,R0   ; Point R0 to error block
 MOV  [R0],R1            ; R1=error number
 SEF                     ; Set error flag
 RET 0                   ; Return to caller
 .PanErrorBlock
 EQUW err_num16bit
 EQUB LEN err_string$
 EQUS err_string$

ARM

 ADR  R0,ArmErrorBlock   ; ARM error block is word, string, &00
 SWI  "OS_GenerateError" ; &2B
 .ArmErrorBlock
 EQUD err_num32bit       ; error numbers < 256 are the same as 8-bit error numbers
 EQUS err_string$
 EQUB 0

BBC BASIC

In BASICs that support the ERROR command (BASIC V and some earlier versions):

 ERROR err_num,err_string$

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