Appendix A. Run-Time Error Messages

Table A-1 lists possible Fortran run-time I/O errors. Other errors given by the operating system may also occur.

Each error is listed on the screen alone or with one of the following phrases appended to it:

apparent state: 

unit num named user filename

last format: 

string

lately (reading, writing) 

(sequential, direct, indexed)

formatted, unformatted 

(external, internal) IO

When the Fortran run-time system detects an error, the following actions take place:

When a run-time error occurs, the program terminates with one of the error messages shown in Table A-1. All of the errors in the table are output in the format user filename : message.

Table A-1. Run-Time Error Messages

Number

Message/Cause

100

error in format

Illegal characters are encountered in FORMAT statement.

101

out of space for I/O unit table

Out of virtual space that can be allocated for the I/O unit table.

102

formatted io not allowed

Cannot do formatted I/O on logical units opened for unformatted I/O.

103

unformatted io not allowed

Cannot do unformatted I/O on logical units opened for formatted I/O.

104

direct io not allowed

Cannot do direct I/O on sequential file.

106

can't backspace file

Cannot perform BACKSPACE/REWIND on file.

107

null file name

Filename specification in OPEN statement is null.

109

unit not connected

The specified filename has already been opened as a different logical unit.

110

off end of record

Attempt to do I/O beyond the end of the record.

112

incomprehensible list input

Input data for list-directed read contains invalid character for its data type.

113

out of free space

Cannot allocate virtual memory space on the system.

114

unit not connected

Attempt to do I/O on unit that has not been opened and cannot be opened.

115

read unexpected character

Unexpected character encountered in formatted or directed read.

116

blank logical input field

Invalid character encountered for logical value.

117

bad variable type

Specified type for the namelist is invalid. This error is most likely caused by incompatible versions of the front end and the run-time I/O library.

118

bad namelist name

The specified namelist name cannot be found in the input data file.

119

variable not in namelist

The namelist variable name in the input data file does not belong to the specified namelist.

120

no end record

$END is not found at the end of the namelist input data file.

121

namelist subscript out of range

The array subscript of the character substring value in the input data file exceeds the range for that array or character string.

122

negative repeat count

The repeat count in the input data file is less than or equal to zero.

123

illegal operation for unit

You cannot set your own buffer on direct unformatted files.

124

off beginning of record

Format edit descriptor causes positioning to go off the beginning of the record.

125

no * after repeat count

An asterisk (*) is expected after an integer repeat count.

126

'new' file exists

The file is opened as new but already exists.

127

can't find 'old' file

The file is opened as old but does not exist.

130

illegal argument

Invalid value in the I/O control list.

131

duplicate key value on write

Cannot write a key that already exists.

132

indexed file not open

Cannot perform indexed I/O on an unopened file.

133

bad isam argument

The indexed I/O library function receives a bad argument because of a corrupted index file or bad run-time I/O libraries.

134

bad key description

The key description is invalid.

135

too many open indexed files

Cannot have more than 32 open indexed files.

136

corrupted isam file

The indexed file format is not recognizable. This error is usually caused by a corrupted file.

137

isam file not opened for exclusive access

Cannot obtain lock on the indexed file.

138

record locked

The record has already been locked by another process.

138

key already exists

The key specification in the OPEN statement has already been specified.

140

cannot delete primary key

DELETE cannot be executed on a primary key.

141

beginning or end of file reached

The index for the specified key points beyond the length of the indexed data file. This error is probably because of corrupted ISAM files or a bad indexed I/O run-time library.

142

cannot find request record

The requested key for indexed READ does not exist.

143

current record not defined

Cannot execute REWRITE, UNLOCK, or DELETE before doing a READ to define the current record.

144

isam file is exclusively locked

The indexed file has been exclusively locked by another process.

145

filename too long

The indexed filename exceeds 128 characters.

148

key structure does not match file structure

Mismatch between the key specifications in the OPEN statement and the indexed file.

149

direct access on an indexed file not allowed

Cannot have direct-access I/O on an indexed file.

150

keyed access on a sequential file not allowed

Cannot specify keyed access together with sequential organization.

151

keyed access on a relative file not allowed

Cannot specify keyed access together with relative organization.

152

append access on an indexed file not allowed

Cannot specifiy append access together with indexed organization.

153

must specify record length

A record length specification is required when opening a direct or keyed access file.

154

key field value type does not match key type

The type of the given key value does not match the type specified in the OPEN statement for that key.

155

character key field value length too long

The length of the character key value exceeds the length specification for that key.

156

fixed record on sequential file not allowed

RECORDTYPE='fixed' cannot be used with a sequential file.

157

variable records allowed only on unformatted sequential file

RECORDTYPE='variable' can only be used with an unformatted sequential file.

158

stream records allowed only on formatted sequential file

RECORDTYPE='stream_lf' can only be used with a formatted sequential file.

159

maximum number of records in direct access file exceeded

The specified record is bigger than the MAXREC= value used in the OPEN statement.

160

attempt to create or write to a read-only file

User does not have write permission on the file.

161

must specify key descriptions

Must specify all the keys when opening an indexed file.

162

carriage control not allowed for unformatted units

CARRIAGECONTROL specifier can only be used on a formatted file.

163

indexed files only

Indexed I/O can only be done on logical units that have been opened for indexed (keyed) access.

164

cannot use on indexed file

Illegal I/O operation on an indexed (keyed) file.

165

cannot use on indexed or append file

Illegal I/O operation on an indexed (keyed) or append file.

167

invalid code in format specification

Unknown code is encountered in format specification.

168

invalid record number in direct access file

The specified record number is less than 1.

169

cannot have endfile record on non-sequential file

Cannot have an endfile on a direct- or keyed-access file.

170

cannot position within current file

Cannot perform fseek() on a file opened for sequential unformatted I/O.

171

cannot have sequential records on direct access file

Cannot do sequential formatted I/O on a file opened for direct access.

173

cannot read from stdout

Attempt to read from stdout.

174

cannot write to stdin

Attempt to write to stdin.

176

illegal specifier

The I/O control list contains an invalid value for one of the I/O specifiers. For example, ACCESS='INDEXED'.

180

attempt to read from a writeonly file

User does not have read permission on the file.

181

direct unformatted io not allowed

Direct unformatted file cannot be used with this I/O operation.

182

cannot open a directory

The name specified in FILE= mut be the name of a file, not a directory.

183

subscript out of bounds

The exit status returned when a program compiled with the –C option has an array subscript that is out of range.

184

function not declared as varargs

Variable argument routines called in subroutines that have not been declared in a $VARARGS directive.

185

internal error

Internal run-time library error.