C Error Messages
illegal arguments
bad option(s) specified
no database specified
could be missing option parameter
unable to setup database system
unable to connect to eloquence daemon
illegal volume specification
illegal device specification
illegal database name
bad format: # DATABASE = expected
single file export files must start with the sequence above
importing from database
if importing from single file, dbimport will notify you if the database name in import file differs from actual one.
Illegal set name
you entered an improper set name on commandline
you interrupted dbimport
Fatal error # number while operation
a database status error (number) occured during given operation
Secondary status
this line will be present if an ISAM call failed
bad format: # SET no = name expected
bad format: # item index item name item type expected
Lines starting with a '#' character will be used by dbimport to retrieve field names from input file or to delimit between import sets.
Number of fields exceeds maximum
There is a limit of 2048 field names per set.
set not in backup file
Specified data set name or number not in backup file.
No field names for this set in import file
you specified field names in restructure file, but no field names are present in import file for this data set
Field name not found
field name specified in restructure file not found in import file
Too many fields to process
import rules too complex. There is a limit of 2048 rules per set.
Illegal type conversion
item type conflicts with value found in import file. Values (from import file) are converted automaticly if processing in restructure mode. If not in restructure mode this is considered an error.
Number of values exceeds maximum
Unexpected end-of-line
Value buffer overflow
Missing quote
Illegal numeric value
probably bad input data
duplicate data set restructuring specification
from set number must be specified unless importing from single file
dbimport could only resolve data set names from import file if importing from a single import file
Illegal from specification
improper backup set number
Set name too long
Illegal set name
Undefined set name
Improper set number
improper or undefined data set name or number
Item name too long
Illegal item name
improper field or item name
Undefined item name
Improper item number
improper or undefined item name or number
Number of elements do not match
Index exceeds subitem count
Improper index
Improper index range
improper item element