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The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Messages and Codes

Chapter 2D. Device-Independent Messages (300-363)

300       STORAGE REQUEST FAILED

Explanation: Insufficient storage was available to complete the requested function.

System Action: The function is terminated.

Programmer Response: Specify additional storage and re-invoke the graPHIGS API

Error Number: 300

301       CONTROL FLAG IS INVALID

Explanation: GPRAST was invoked with an invalid redraw flag.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPRAST that caused the error. Correct the redraw flag parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of the redraw flag.

Error Number: 301

302       REGENERATION FLAG IS INVALID

Explanation: GPUPWS was invoked with an invalid regeneration flag.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPUPWS that caused the error. Correct the regeneration flag parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of the regeneration flag.

Error Number: 302

303       DEFERRAL MODE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPDF was invoked with an invalid deferral mode.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPDF that caused the error. Correct the deferral mode parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of deferral mode.

Error Number: 303

304       MODIFICATION MODE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPDF was invoked with an invalid modification mode.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPDF that caused the error. Correct the modification mode parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of modification mode.

Error Number: 304

305       TEXT PRECISION VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPTXPR, GPTXR, or GPXTXR was invoked with an invalid text precision value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the text precision parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of text precision.

Error Number: 305

306       TEXT PATH VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPAPT or GPTXPT was invoked with an invalid text path value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the text path parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of text path.

Error Number: 306

309       TEXT ALIGNMENT COMPONENT IS INVALID

Explanation: GPAAL or GPTXAL was invoked with an invalid horizontal or vertical alignment value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the text alignment parameters. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of text alignment.

Error Number: 309

310       INTERIOR STYLE VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPIR, GPIS, or GPXIR was invoked with an invalid interior style value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the interior style parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of interior style.

Error Number: 310

311       EDGE FLAG VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPEF, GPER, or GPXER was invoked with an invalid edge flag value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the edge flag parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of the edge flag.

Error Number: 311

314       AN ATTRIBUTE IDENTIFIER IS INVALID

Explanation: GPASF or GPQAAF was invoked with an invalid attribute identifier.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log or error indicator parameter, as appropriate, to determine which function caused the error. Correct the attribute identifier parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid attribute identifiers.

Error Number: 314

315       ATTRIBUTE SOURCE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPASF was invoked with an invalid attribute source value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPASF that caused the error. Correct the source value parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of attribute source flags.

Error Number: 315

318       COLOR MODEL INVALID

Explanation: GPCML or GPDCM was invoked with an invalid color model.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the color model parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of color models.

Error Number: 318

319       COMPOSITION TYPE VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPMLX2 or GPMLX3 was invoked with an invalid modeling transformation composition type.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the composition type parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of composition types.

Error Number: 319

320       CLASS NAME VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPADCN or GPRCN was invoked with an invalid class name value. A class name value must be greater than zero and less than the maximum supported by the device.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Technical Reference or use the inquiry function GPQNCN to determine the maximum class name value that is supported by the workstation.

Error Number: 320

321       FILTER VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPHLF, GPIVF, or GPPKF was invoked with an invalid class name in one of the filters. A class name value must be greater than zero and less than the maximum supported by the device.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Technical Reference or use the inquiry function GPQNCN to determine the maximum class name value that is supported by the workstation.

Error Number: 321

323       VIEW INDEX EXCEEDS VIEW TABLE CAPACITY

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with the specified view index greater than the view table size.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log or error indicator parameter, as appropriate, to determine which function caused the error. Correct the view index parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Technical Reference or use the inquiry function, GPQNV, to determine the view table size.

Error Number: 323

324       PROMPT/ECHO TYPE < ONE

Explanation: A subroutine with an input device initialization function has been called with an invalid prompt/echo type. Prompt/echo type values must be greater than zero.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the prompt/echo type parameter.

Error Number: 324

325       NUMBER OF POINTS IN INITIAL STROKE < ZERO

Explanation: GPINSK was invoked with the number of initial stroke points parameter less than zero. The number of initial stroke points parameter must be greater than or equal to zero.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPINSK that caused the error. Correct the initial stroke parameter.

Error Number: 325

326       OPERATING MODE IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine which sets the input device operating mode was invoked with an invalid operating mode parameter.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the operating mode parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of operating mode.

Error Number: 326

327       ECHO SWITCH VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine which sets the echo switch of an input device was invoked with an invalid echo switch.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the echo switch parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of echo switch.

Error Number: 327

328       INPUT CLASS VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine with an input device function was invoked with an invalid device class parameter.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log or error indicator parameter, as appropriate, to determine which function caused the error. Correct the input class parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of input class.

Error Number: 328

329       ONE OF THE SPECIFIED SWITCH VALUES IS INVALID

Explanation: GPIDMO was invoked with an invalid switch value.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPIDMO that caused the error. Correct any of the switch parameters that are in error. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values.

Error Number: 329

330       INVALID VIEWPORT

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with one of the following:

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the invalid viewport parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Technical Reference or use the inquiry function GPQADS to determine the device coordinate values.

Error Number: 330

331       PROJECTION TYPE IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with an invalid projection type parameter.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the projection type parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of projection types.

Error Number: 331

332       CLIP INDICATOR VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPMCI, GPVCH, GPXVCH, or GPXVR was invoked with an invalid clipping indicator.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the clipping indicator. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values.

Error Number: 332

333       RELATIVE VIEW PRIORITY VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPVP, GPVOP, or GPVIP was invoked with an invalid relative view priority.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the view priority parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values and The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of relative view priority.

Error Number: 333

334       TEMPORARY VIEW INDICATOR IS INVALID

Explanation: GPXVR or GPXVCH was called with an invalid temporary view indicator.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the temporary view indicator parameter. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid temporary view indicator values.

Error Number: 334

336       FAR CLIPPING PLANE IN FRONT OF NEAR CLIPPING PLANE

Explanation: GPEVM3, GPVMP3, or GPXVR was invoked with the far clip plane distance parameter less than or equal to the near clip distance parameter.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the near and/or far clip plane distance. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of clipping planes.

Error Number: 336

340       MINIMUM GRID LIMIT > MAXIMUM

Explanation: GPLG2, GPLG3, GPMG2, or GPMG3 was invoked with a line grid or marker grid primitive with invalid grid limits.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct grid limit values. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, for an explanation of the line marker grid primitives. Also see The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid line marker grid primitives.

Error Number: 340

341       ORDER OF BASIS FUNCTION < TWO

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with an invalid order of the basis number. The order of the basis function is used to specify the degree of the curve or surface. For example, with order 4 (degree 3), a cubic approximation would be done. Order of less than two is not defined.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the order parameter.

Error Number: 341

342       ORDER IS GREATER THAN NUMBER OF CONTROL POINTS

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with an invalid order parameter. A primitive contains an inconsistency among the parameters specifying a non-uniform B-spline curve or surface. The order parameter is greater than the corresponding number of control points parameter.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Ensure that the order parameter is less than or equal to its corresponding number of control points parameter. If the subroutine takes a curve info structure array parameter, check that the curve type field in an element of curve info does not mistakenly specify a non-uniform B-spline curve or surface.

Error Number: 342

343       KNOT VECTOR IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with an invalid sequence of knot values. The knot vector is not a non-decreasing sequence of floating-point numbers. There is some i for which the (i+1)-th knot is less than the i-th knot.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the sequence of knot values. If the subroutine takes a curve info structure array parameter, check that the knot vector is consistent with the type of curve, order, and number of vectors fields in curve info

Error Number: 343

345       WEIGHT IN CONTROL POINT IS <= ZERO

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with an invalid definition of control points. When the rational control points are used for curve or surface definition, the value of the weight parameter must be greater than zero. Other values have no meaning.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Check the definition of your control points. If the points are not rational, check your flag settings. If you are defining a surface, be sure that the control points are in the sequence requested.

Error Number: 345

347       PARAMETER LIMITS ARE OUTSIDE VALID PARAMETER RANGE

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with invalid minimum and maximum limit parameters. Limits of parameter evaluation for a parametric curve, or surface are outside their valid range. The minimum parameter limit is less than the maximum parameter order or the maximum parameter limit is greater than parameter number of control points plus one.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the minimum and maximum parameter limits. If the primitive takes a curve info structure array parameter, check that the type of curve field is used where it is intended.

Error Number: 347

348       MINIMUM PARAMETER LIMIT > MAXIMUM

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with invalid parameter limits. The minimum parameter limit is greater than the maximum parameter limit in evaluating a parametric curve or surface.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the minimum and maximum parameter limits. If the primitive takes a curve info structure array parameter, check that the type of curve field is used where it is intended.

Error Number: 348

349       NORMAL VECTOR HAS ZERO LENGTH

Explanation: GPPGD3, GPPHE, GPQM3, or GPTS3 was invoked using a zero vector as a normal, which is invalid. A normal vector in a primitive is identically zero.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Do not use a zero vector as a normal. Check that an optional data flag specifying a normal is not mistakenly set. Have your program check that normals are not zero.

Error Number: 349

351       OPTIONAL DATA AVAILABILITY FLAG IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with an incorrect value set on the optional data flag set. The optional data flag indicates which optional data is present for a complex primitive. Either an undefined flag is set or a flag is not allowed for the particular primitive.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the value of the optional data flag in error.

Error Number: 351

352       BOUNDARY FLAG IS INVALID

Explanation: GPPGD2, GPPGD3, GPQM3, or GPTS3 was invoked with an invalid boundary flag.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the boundary flag. See The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for valid parameter values.

Error Number: 352

353       NUMBER OF CONTOURS < ZERO

Explanation: GPCFA2, GPRTNS, or GPTNBS was invoked with an invalid number of contours parameter. The number of contours parameter is less than zero.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the number of contours parameter value in the primitive.

Error Number: 353

354       NUMBER OF CURVES PER CONTOUR < ONE

Explanation: GPCFA2, GPRTNS, or GPTNBS was invoked with an invalid number of curves parameter. A value in the number of curves parameter is less than zero.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the value in the number of curves parameter array.

Error Number: 354

355       CURVE TYPE IS INVALID

Explanation: GPCFA2 was invoked with an invalid value in the type of curve field. The value in a type of curve field in an element of a curve info structure array parameter is not permitted for the primitive.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPCFA2 that caused the error. Correct the type of curve value.

Error Number: 355

356       NUMBER OF POLYLINES < ZERO

Explanation: GPPLD3 was invoked with an invalid number of polylines. The number of polylines, which is specified in the pdata parameter, must be greater than or equal to zero.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPPLD3 that caused the error. Correct the value in the pdata parameter.

Error Number: 356

357       DIMENSION OF VERTEX ARRAY < ZERO

Explanation: GPQM3 was invoked with an invalid value for the dimensions of the vertex array. The values for these dimensions must be greater than or equal to zero. The dimensions of the vertex array are specified in the first field of the mdata parameter.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPQM3 that caused the error. Correct the mdata parameter.

Error Number: 357

361       CURVE OPTIONS FIELD IS INVALID

Explanation: GPCFA2, GPRTNS, or GPTNBS was invoked with an invalid curve options field. The curve options field has a flag other than those that can be used with the curve specified by the type of curve field.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the curve options field.

Error Number: 361

362       TESSELLATION CONTROL VALUE IS INVALID

Explanation: A subroutine was invoked with invalid tessellation quality values. Tessellation quality values were specified with a curve or surface definition and one or more of these values was less than zero. This value is used as a multiplier on the tessellation value, and a value less than zero has no meaning.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Check the error log to determine which function caused the error. Correct the tessellation quality values.

Error Number: 362

363       NUMBER OF EDGES < ONE

Explanation: GPPHE was invoked with an invalid number of edges parameter. A polyhedron edge must have at least one edge.

System Action: The subroutine call in error is ignored.

Programmer Response: Locate the specific invocation of GPPHE that caused the error. Correct the number of edges parameter.

Error Number: 363


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