Type Tree generation error messages
The error and warning messages are listed in the following tables. The hints show some likely causes for the error message.
A general hint is to always check the spelling and syntax of the commands.
| Message | Description |
|---|---|
| Command line too long | Correct the command line. The maximum size of a command line is 4096 bytes. |
| Invalid syntax in command line | Correct the command. |
| Cannot create type tree | A directory may not exist. All directory names in the path must conform to 8.3 rules: a maximum of eight characters for file name and a three-character extension. |
| Cannot set root type | The definition of the root type is incorrect. |
| Cannot set description | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot set current type (Type does not exist.) | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot create type (already exists?) | The type cannot fit under the active type (for example: a group cannot be placed under an item), the active type name is too long, or the number of types exceeds the maximum number of types allowed in a type tree. |
| Invalid reserved word | Check the command line and correct. |
| Memory failure | Close applications and run Type Tree Maker again. |
| [ ] mismatch | Check the command line syntax and correct. |
| Cannot open type tree | The type tree file does not exist. |
| Cannot set type information | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot set character attributes | The active type is not a character item. |
| Cannot set binary attributes | The active type is not a binary item. |
| Cannot set delimited format | The active type is not a delimited group. |
| Cannot set implied format | The active type is not an implied group. |
| Cannot add component | The active type is an item that cannot have a component list. |
| User aborted | The user pressed Cancel. |
| Cannot set initiator | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot set terminator | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot set release character | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot delete restriction list | The active type is not an item. |
| Cannot delete component list | The active type is an item that cannot have a component list. |
| Cannot add restriction | The active type is not an item. Only items can have restrictions. |
| Cannot propagate | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot get type information | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot get initiator | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot get terminator | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot get release character | The type was not created properly. |
| Cannot get delimited format | The active type is not a delimited group. |
| Cannot get implied format | The active type is not an implied group. |
| Cannot get character attributes | The active type is not a character item. |
| Cannot get binary attributes | The active type is not a binary item. |
| Cannot replace type - class of type is incorrect | The active type does not match the class. |
| Cannot get type name | The type was not created properly or the path name was specified incorrectly. |
| Cannot get type information to replace type | The type was not created properly. |
| Hex value is not valid | The valid Hex characters are 0-9 and A-F. |
| Cannot save type tree specified in last NEWTREE= command | The path name is invalid. |
| Component rule is invalid | Check the syntax of the component rule. |
| Cannot delete subtype | The type does not exist. |
| Analysis errors occurred | The tree did not analyze correctly. |
| Invalid file name specified | Check for invalid characters or the size of the file name. |
| Invalid type name | Check the type name for reserved characters or reserved words. |
| Overwrote existing type (and possible subtree) | The type already existed in the tree and was overwritten. |
| Separator option has Find set but no default | For the Separator option, you must specify Default when you specify Find. |
| Analysis warnings occurred | The Type Tree Analyzer produced warnings. |