About This Book

This manual is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1. General Information -- describes the elements of the message and the format used to document them.
• Chapter 2. Device-Independent Messages -- contains the graPHIGS API messages 1-899 in numerical order.
• Chapter 3. System Service Messages -- contains the graPHIGS API system service messages 1000-1399 in numerical order.
• Chapter 4. Device-Dependent Messages -- contains the graPHIGS API messages 2000-2999 in numerical order.
• Appendix A. Abend Codes for the GDDM/graPHIGS API -- lists abend codes for the GDDM/graPHIGS API.
• Appendix B. Abort Codes for the Personal graPHIGS API -- lists abort codes for the Personal graPHIGS API
• Appendix C. Non-Specific Subroutine Cross References -- lists subroutines that could appear in an error message followed by an asterisk, and explains the meaning of the asterisks.

Note: For information about Color Plotting Software (CPS) provided with the Personal graPHIGS API, see The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Customization and Problem Diagnosis

The graPHIGS API Library

Following are the publications in the graPHIGS API library:

System Management

• The GDDM/graPHIGS Programming Interface: Installation and Problem Diagnosis, SC33-8197
• The AIX PS/2 Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Installation and Problem Diagnosis, SC33-8114
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Customization and Problem Diagnosis, SC33-8130

General Information

• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Getting Started, SC33-8198
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Introducing, SC33-8190
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Tutorial User' Guide, SC33-8119
• The graPHIGS API: Demonstration Program, SK2T-0715 (AIX)

Program Development

• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Understanding Concepts, SC33-8191
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Writing Applications, SC33-8192
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Technical Reference, SC33-8193
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference, SC33-8194
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Quick Reference, SC33-8195
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: ISO PHIGS Quick Reference, SC28-2705
• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: ISO PHIGS Subroutine Reference, SC33-8140
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: User's Guide for the Graphical Kernel System-Compatibility Option, SC33-8111
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Subroutine Reference for the Graphical Kernel System-Compatibility Option, SC33-8112
• The Personal graPHIGS Programming Interface: Quick Reference for the Graphical Kernel System-Compatibility Option, SC33-8113

Program Service

• The graPHIGS Programming Interface: Messages and Codes, SC33-8196

Related Publications

Publications that relate to this product include:

The graPHIGS Programming Interface

• graPHIGS Programming Interface Programming

IBM System/370

• System/370 Principles of Operation, GA22-7000
• System/370 Extended Architecture: Principles of Operation, SA22-7085

X-Windows

• AIXwindows Desktop User's Guide and Enhancements, GBOF-1820
• AIXwindows Programming Guide, GG24-3382

AIX

• AIX General Concepts and Procedures for IBM RISC System/6000, GC23-2202
• AIX General Programming Concepts for IBM RISC System/6000, SC23-2205
• AIX User Interface Programming Concepts for IBM RISC System/6000, SC23-2209
• AIX Calls and Subroutines, SC23-2198
• AIX for RISC System/6000 Commands Reference, GBOF-1802
• AIX for RISC System/6000 Task Index and Glossary, GC23-2201
• AIX Version 3 for RISC System/6000 Technical Reference, SBOF-0539