PRINTERR
Print Full Text Error Messages
PRINTERR
Description
This command replaces the basic OS-9 error printing routine (F$PERR
service request) which only prints error code numbers, with a
routine the reads and displays textual error messages from the file
"/d0/SYS/errmsg". Printerr's effect is system-wide.
A standard error message file is supplied with OS-9. This file can
be edited or replaced by the system manager. The file is a normal
text file with variable length line. Each error message line begins
with the error number code (in ASCII characters), a delimiter, and
the error message text. The error messages need not be in any
particular order. Delimiters are spaces or any character numerically lower then
$20. Any line having a delimiter as its first
character is considered a contintjation of the previous line(s) which
permits multi-line error messages.
WARNING: Once the printerr command has been used, it can not be undone. Once
installed, the PRINTERR module should not be unlinked.
PRINTERR uses the current user's stack for an I/O buffer, so users
are encouraged to reserve reasonably large stacks.
For more information see: 4.7, 6.2
Examples
OS9: printerr