Natural System Error Messages 6301-6350

Text

A sub- or super-descriptor has an incorrect begin, end or length.

Explanation

A subdescriptor or superdescriptor must begin at a position greater than
zero and less than the position at which it ends. The position at which
it ends must not be greater than the length of the field on which it is
based. The length of a superdescriptor must not be greater than 253.

Action

Enter values within the above ranges.

Text

A periodic group must be on Level 1.

Explanation

Periodic groups must not be defined within groups or within other
     periodic groups; they must always be on Level 1.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.

Text

The suppression option of a numeric field cannot be fixed format.

Explanation

A field with format N (Natural) or U (Adabas) cannot have a fixed
     length. Its suppression option must be N or blank.

Action

Enter a valid suppression option.

Text

Periodic group descriptors cannot have fixed-format suppression.

Explanation

A descriptor in a periodic group cannot have a fixed length. Its
suppression option must be N or blank.

Action

Enter a valid suppression option.

Text

A floating-point number must have fixed-format suppression.

Explanation

If the format of a field is G (Adabas) or F (Natural), its suppression
option must be F.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.

Text

Two fields of a database file have the same Adabas short name.

Explanation

The short name of a field must have two characters and must begin with
an alphabetic character. It must not be in the range from E0 to E9 and
it must not be the same as the short name of any other field in the
same file.

Action

Enter a different short name for one of the two fields.

Text

The level of a field in a database file must not be changed.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

The format of a field in a database file must not be changed.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

The type of a field in a database file must not be changed.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

The long name of a field in a database file must not be changed.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

Short name of database file field must not be changed or deleted.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

The length of a field in a database file must not be changed.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

An area number must be between 1 and 30.

Explanation

The area where a database file is created must have a number between 1
and 30.

Action

Enter an area number between 1 and 30.

Text

Sub- / super-descriptors must be at the end of the database-file.

Explanation

Fields that have descriptor S must be at the end of the database-file-
description.

Action

Move all subdescriptors and superdescriptors to the end of the database-
file.

Text

A field must have a level between 1 and 7. No level was entered.

Explanation

You have not entered a level for the field.

Action

Enter a level between 1 and 7.

Text

This field must have a format. No format was entered.

Explanation

A format must be entered for every field that is neither a group nor a
periodic group.

Action

Enter a format for this field.

Text

You specified an invalid editing mask.

Explanation

Valid forms of editing mask are described in the Natural Reference
documentation.

Action

Correct the editing mask.

Text

The length of a field with fixed-format suppression must be 4.

Explanation

A field with the suppression option F has a length other than 4.

Action

Either change the length of the field to 4 or change the suppression
option.

Text

Size of the internal Adabas buffer must be between 50K and 9999K.

Explanation

A size outside this range was entered in the profile of a database.

Action

Enter a size between 50K and 9999K.

Text

A database with the proposed name already exists.

Explanation

Two databases cannot have the same name.

Action

Enter a different name for the new database.

Text

Subdescriptors and superdescriptors must be on Level 1.

Explanation

Subdescriptors and superdescriptors must not be defined within groups.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.

Text

Level numbers of adjacent fields must not differ by more than 1.

Explanation

Adjacent fields should either be on the same level or, if one of them is
a group, their levels should differ by one.

Action

Correct the level of at least one field.

Text

A group must contain at least one field.

Explanation

Every definition of a group must be followed by the definition of at
least one field that belongs to the group. The level of the field or
fields must be one greater than the level of the group.

Action

Insert after the group a definition of each field that belongs to the
group.

Text

Two fields of a file have the same long name.

Explanation

All fields of a file must have different long names.

Action

Enter a different long-name for one of the two fields.

Text

A field must have a long name. No long name was entered.

Explanation

You have not entered a long name for the field.

Action

Enter a long name for the field.

Text

The file had one or more blank lines. They have been deleted.

Explanation

A file description must not have blank lines.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.

Text

No database file ... exists.

Explanation

Either the database file has never been created or it has been deleted.

Action

Use the Adabas-utilities to create the database file, then edit it to
define your DDM-file.

Text

No file ... exists.

Explanation

The file named in the error message does not exist.

Enter the correct name of the file.
If the file name starts with D00nnn check if the correct DBID is
entered.
Check the directory specified in the environment variable DBENV
or the directory which was specified as Adabas Utility parameter.

Action

see explanation

Text

An error occurred while file ... was being read or written.

Explanation

Internal error.

Action

Contact Software AG support.

Text

Adabas short name cannot be generated.

Explanation

All possible Adabas short names have been used in this database file so
the editor cannot generate another one.

Action

Delete any fields that are no longer needed.

Text

Either a PF key has 2 functions, or one function has 2 PF keys.

Explanation

Either two functions are assigned to the same PF key, or the same
function is assigned to two PF keys.

Action

Assign each function to a separate PF key and do not assign more than
one function to any PF key.

Text

A Field used in a sub- or superdescriptor cannot be changed.

Explanation

A field cannot be changed if it is used in any subdescriptor or super-
descriptor.

Action

Remove the field from every subdescriptor or superdescriptor that uses
it.

Text

Number of field occurrences in a database file must not change.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

A subdescriptor or superdescriptor must use one or more fields.

Explanation

A subdescriptor must use part of one field and a superdescriptor must
use at least part of two or more fields.

Action

Enter the fields that are used by the subdescriptor or superdescriptor.

Text

No userviews are defined for this database file.

Action

No action is required.

Text

Specified file name does not exist in specified database.

Action

Specify the correct database and file.

Text

You must specify the database in which files are to be listed.

Explanation

You did not specify a database so the files of a database could not be
listed.

Action

Specify a database.

Text

Internal editor buffer overflow.

Explanation

When there are more than 1000 lines in your edit area, an internal
editor buffer overflow occurs.

Action

Reduce the number of lines in the edit area.

Text

A DDM with that name exists already for DBID ... with FNR ...

Explanation

DDM with the specified file number and database number cannot be
generated, because a DDM with that name already exists.

Action

Choose a different DDM name.

Text

Suppression option of a field in a database file must not change.

Explanation

When a file contains data, the database file must not be changed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.
To change the database file, you must first unload the data from the
file.

Text

No long names in the database file (upgrade active databases).

Explanation

This is the first time that an FDT has been edited since version 1.0.3
of the Adabas utilities was installed. In version 1.0.2, long names were
stored in the database file. In version 1.0.3, they are stored in the
database.

Action

Use the upgrade utility for active databases to copy the long names
into the database.

Text

Some fields in the database do not have long-names.

Explanation

An error occurred when the file was stored.

Action

Edit the file, add the missing long names and save the file. If this has
no effect, contact Software AG support because the DBMS could have an
internal error.

Text

The format of a DDM field must be numeric or alphanumeric.

Explanation

An alphanumeric database file format can be changed to numeric, and
numeric format can be changed to alphanumeric.  No other change of
format is allowed.

Action

No action is required. The editor automatically corrects this error.

Text

Size of Adabas communication area must be between 3K and 64K.

Explanation

The profile of a database has an invalid size for the Adabas
communication area.

Action

Enter a size between 3K and 64K.

Text

Number of log commands must be: 0 if no log file; >=0 otherwise.

Explanation

The number of commands to be logged must be zero if there is no log file
and must greater than or equal to zero if there is a log file.

Action

Enter a valid number of commands to be logged.

Text

The page size of an Adabas database must be 1K, 2K, 4K, or 8K.

Explanation

An invalid page size was entered when creating an Adabas database.

Action

Enter a valid page size.

Text

The file ... failed to close.

Explanation

Natural has encountered an internal error.

Action

Contact Software AG support.

Text

The file ... failed to execute.

Explanation

Internal error.

Action

Contact Software AG support.

Text

You have not specified a library. You must log on to a library.

Explanation

Before you can start working, you must log on to the library in which
you wish to work.

Action

Log on to a library.

Text

A process failed to execute (termination code: ...).

Explanation

Natural has detected an error in the operating system.

Action

Look at the operating system documentation for the given
error number and take the corrective action which
is recommended there.