Category : Science and Education
Archive   : HERB300.ZIP
Filename : IRIS.MSG

!---------------------
:IRIS | PRISM MESSAGES version 1.28
!---------------------
! -- online help for menu system --
:Books
Select a new book to read. To select a new drive\directory, choose Utilities, FileúPath.
:Contents
Flip to an author-defined table of contents.
:Notes
Pop up the built-in notetaker. Notes creates or revises a file with your book name and a .NTS extention. Use [Alt-Z] (Zoom) to move or size the note window.
:Keys
[Back Space] or [PgUp] for prior screen. [Enter] or [PgDn] for next screen. [Esc] or [F10] to show or exit menu. [Ins] to move menu. Use [Arrows] and [Enter] to hilite and select items.
:Help
The Help text is kept in a file named Iris.MSG. This file must be available to display Help. Some books may also offer help for their own menu items, but this is optional.
:Index
Flip to an author-defined index.
:Print
Send the current topic to your default printer. "Lines per page" means the total lines that will fit on a sheet of your paper. Usually 66 lines.
:Recall
Recall the place you last saved. (See Save).
:Save
Save your place in this book for later Recall.
:Topics
Flip to another topic. The menu lists all available topics in alphabetical order.
:Utilities
Select to change colors, run dos commands, et cetera.
:ViewúList
Flip back to a recently viewed topic. Use [BackSpace] to backup by a single screen or topic.
:XúExit
Quit application and return to dos.
:Screen
Backup by a single screen.
:Topic
Backup by a full topic.
:View
Display the ViewúList.
:Borders
Select a default border for text, when a book does not specify one.
:Colors
Select a default color for text, when a book does not specify one.
:Dos
Drop to dos (for some house keeping).
:FileúPath
List the drives and directories where Iris should look for your books. Format is identical to the dos PATH command.
:KeepúDefaults
Save your selections for later use (colors,borders,file path) to an Iris.CFG file.
:Rate
Select a default Rate for timed pauses.
:Sound
Enable or disable use of the speaker.
:UpdateúScreen
Enable or disable speech compatibility. Leave off if you are not using a synthesizer.
! -- prism only section --
:AutoPlayþ
Program will select items by random until [Escape] is pressed.
:Editþ
Run a text editor. To use the internal notetaker, enter .NOTES as the editor name. The notetaker can only edit plain ascii files, 60K or smaller.
:Inventoryþ
Show the topic and variable count. The maximum is 400 per book.
:Labelsþ
Flip to any topic (even when Contents is off).
:Traceþ
Step-thru commands and watch variables change.
:Variablesþ
List variables and their current values.
:XúCommandþ
Type in and execute any book command.
! program variables
:Book
Name of the current book file.
:BookLn#
Current line of book file.
:ExitCode#
Dos exit code from an .exec[] program.
:FromTopic
The topic displayed before this one.
:Key
First letter of the menu item to default. Use Key=# to generate a random item. Use Key=@ to hilite last item selected.
:MaxCol#
Maximum column used by this monitor. Usually 80.
:MaxRow#
Maximum row used by this monitor. Usually 25.
:Random#
Arbitrary number generated between topics. See RandomBase#.
:RandomBase#
Highest range for Random#. RandomBase#=100 returns a Random# between 1 and 100.
:Test
Outcome of last comparison.
:Topic
Current (or next) topic name.
:Topic#
Total number of topics displayed to this reader so far.
:TopicFrom
The topic shown before this topic.
:TopicPath#
Topic# when current topic first displayed.
:TopicReps#
Number of times this topic was displayed.
:TopicZero
First physical topic name in the book.
:Version
Release number of program. 12 = 1.2x.
! -- error message section --
:*
A program file could not be found.
:#
A number was expected.
:$
Keyword expected. It might be misspelled or not supported by this version of the program.
:!
There is a problem with the user menu. Either there are no items or one is blank.
:@
The book you selected was created under another version of the program. If difficulties occur, this may be the cause.
:^
A ^Lookup variable was expected.
:b
The requested book is not in the current drive\directory. You can switch disks if appropriate.
:d
The variable name is already in use. Use a different name or protect this command with the $V_Exist keyword.
:e
Commands expected. Command line is empty.
:f
"Label" expected. Each book must have at least one :Label.
:g
A requested file has not been found. You may change disks or alter the file path, if necessary.
:i
Identifier expected. Identifiers include names of Borders, Colors, and Windows.
:m
Sorry, but the maximum number of topics or variables is already in use.
😮
An operator symbol was expected.
:p
A topic name was expected here.
:q
A variable name was expected on the left-side of this calculation.
:r
A variable name was expected on the right-side of this calculation.
:u
User Break.
:w
A problem occurred when trying to write information to disk. Maybe its already full.
😀
There seems to be a problem with the disk drive.
😛
There are no virtual books ( *.PGE ) in the current drive\directory or the requested book is missing. You can switch disks, if appropriate.
:R
A problem occured while trying to read information from the disk.
:W
A problem occurred when trying to write information to disk. Maybe its already full.
:X
The index file ( *.MRK ) seems damaged. You might want to delete or rename it.
:"
a quote was expected ( " ).
:'
a quote was expected ( ' ).
:`
a quote was expected ( ` ).
:]
A close brace was expected.
!------------------
:MSDOS ERRORS (3.x)
!------------------
:1
Invalid function number
:2
File not found
:3
Path not found
:4
Too many open files
:5
File access denied
:6
Invalid file handle
:7
Memory control blocks invalid
:8
Insufficient memory
:9
Invalid memory block address
:10
Invalid environment
:11
Invalid format
:12
Invalid file access code
:13
Invalid data
:15
Invalid drive specification
:16
Cannot remove current directory
:17

Cannot rename across drives
:18
No more files
:19
Disk write protected
:20
Unknown media
:21
Disk drive not ready
:22
Unknown command
:23
Disk data error (CRC)
:24
Bad request structure length
:25
Disk seek error
:26
Unknown disk media type
:27
Disk sector not found
:28
Printer out of paper
:29
Write error
:30
Read error
:31
General failure
:32
File sharing violation
:33
File locking violation
:34
Improper disk change
:35
No file control block (FCB) available
:36
Sharing buffer overflow
:50
Network request not supported
:51
Remote computer not listening
:52
Duplicate identifier on network
:53
Network name not found
:54
Network busy
:55
Network device does not exit
:56
Net BIOS command limit exceeded
:57
Network adapter hardware error
:58
Incorrect response from network
:59
Unexpected network error
:60
Incompatible remote adapter
:61
Print queue full
:62
Insufficient space for print file
:63
Print file deleted
:64
Network name deleted
:65
Access denied
:66
Network device type incorrect
:67
Network name not found
:68
Network name limit exceeded
:70
Temporarily paused
:71
Network request not accepted
:72
Redirection paused
:80
File already exists
:82
Cannot make directory entry
:83
Critical-error interrupt failure
:84
Too many redirections
:85
Duplicate redirection
:86
Invalid password
:87
Invalid parameter
:88
Network device fault
:100
Disk read error
:101
Disk write error
:102
File not assigned
:103
File not open
:104
File not open for input
:105
File not open for output
:106
Invalid numeric format
:150
Disk is write-protected
:151
Unknown unit
:152
Drive not ready
:153
Unknown command
:154
CRC error in data
:155
Bad drive request structure length
:156
Disk seek error
:157
Unknown media type
:158
Sector not found
:159
Printer out of paper
:160
Device write fault
:161
Device read fault
:162
Hardware failure
!-------------------------
:TURBO PASCAL ERRORS (4.x)
!-------------------------
:200
TP4: Division by zero
:201
TP4: Range check error
:202
TP4: Stack overflow error
:203
TP4: Heap overflow error
:204
TP4: Invalid pointer operation
:205
TP4: Floating point overflow
:206
TP4: Floating point underflow
:207
TP4: Invalid floating point operation
:255
User break