To obtain a descriptive text for a Eloquence error code you can use the ERRMSG$ function. ERRMSG$(ERRN) returns a description for the most recent runtime error.

1	Unsupported statement
2	Memory or program segment overflow
3	Line not found in current program segment
4	Improper RETURN
5	Abnormal program termination
6	Improperly matched FOR/NEXT
7	Undefined function or subprogram
8	Improper parameter matching
9	Improper number of parameters
10	String value required
11	Numeric value required
12	Attempt to re-declare a variable or label
13	Array dimensions not specified
14	Incorrect OPTION BASE statement
15	Invalid bounds on array dimensions or bad string length
16	Dimensions are improper or inconsistent
17	Subscript out of range
18	Subscript out of range or substring too long
19	Improper value
20	Integer-precision overflow
21	Short-precision overflow
22	Real-precision overflow
23	Intermediate-precision overflow
24	TAN(N*PI/2), when N is odd
25	Argument of ASN or ACS is >1 in absolute value
26	0 to a negative power
27	Negative number to non-integral power
28	Argument of LOG or LGT is negative
29	Argument of LOG or LGT is 0
30	Argument of SQR is negative
31	Division by 0, or modulo 0
32	String does not represent a valid number, or bad input
33	Argument of NUM, CHR$ or RPT$ is improper
34	Referenced line not an IMAGE statement
35	Improper image
36	Out of data
37	Edit string too long
38	Syntax error in ENTER or attempt to input from protected line
39	Function program not allowed
40	Improper replace or delete of line
41	First line number > second line number
42	Attempt to replace or delete a busy line
45	Nested keyboard-entry statements
46	Nothing to (RE-)STORE or (RE-)SAVE
47	Subprogram COM declaration inconsistent with main program
48	Recursion in single line function
49	Line specified in ON statement not found
50	File number out of range from 1 to 10
51	File not currently assigned
52	Improper volume label or mass storage specifier
53	Improper file name
54	Duplicate file name
56	File name or directory undefined or inaccessible
57	Attempt to use unknown device specifier
58	Improper file type
59	End of file found
60	Physical or logical end of record found in direct access mode
61	Defined record size too small for data item
62	File is protected or wrong protect code specified
63	Number of records or bytes per record exceeds 999999 or program too big
64	Medium overflow
65	Incorrect data type
66	You are not authorized to store this program
67	Parameter <= 0
68	Invalid line number encountered during MERGE, GET or LINK
69	Not allowed on HP-UX files
77	Specified volume label not found
79	Requested subprogram segment not present in LOAD SUB
83	No access
90	Mass storage system error
91	Attempt to access a busy file
92	Cannot get exclusive access to specified file
93	File opened in conflicting mode
94	Specified file cannot currently be locked
95	String not intact on file
100	Image specification expects a numeric item
101	Image specification expects a string item
102	Numeric field specification is larger than internal buffer
103	Item in PRINT USING list has no corresponding image specification
120	Output field overflow
121	Improper value in CURSOR statement
130	Parameter for REQUEST or RELEASE out of range
131	Specified device not available
132	Referenced device missing or wrong type
133	Printer process terminated (broken pipe)
134	Unable to open printer (pipe or file open failed)
140	Improper spool file type
143	Expansion of spool file would cause medium overflow
150	Type of expression in CASE statement does not match type of SELECT
151	Parameter out of range in INDENT
152	Improper matching of structured construct
153	No structured construct active
155	Invalid statement specified in COMMAND
156	More than one level of recursion not allowed in COMMAND
170	HP-UX command failed
200	Referenced line not a PACKFMT
202	Insufficient dim length in PACK or insufficient current length in UNPACK
204	Conversion error
205	UNPACK requires a source string of greater current length
210	Bad status array
211	No DBASE IS statement active
212	Specified data set not found
213	Too many variables in list
214	IN DATA SET already active for data set
215	Number of elements does not match
216	Variable type does not match with associated field in set
217	String length in list insufficient
218	Variable in common
219	Line referenced is not an IN DATA SET LIST statement
220	Improper or illegal use of maintenance word
221	Data set not created
225	Incompatible data base
226	Corrupt data base - must recreate it
227	Corrupt data base - must erase in its entirety
230	Improper nesting of SORT statements, including DBASE IS and IN DATA SET
231	Cannot reactive workfile or file is not a workfile
234	Missing or improper set linkage
235	No WORKFILE IS # statement active
236	Improper data item or data/index item not found
238	Improper synthetic linkage
239	Insufficient space in workfile
241	Improper operation attempted on workfile
242	Improper READ# or PRINT# on workfile
243	Workfile contains invalid information
247	Unexpected error accessing data base
248	Improper QFIND relation (QFIND)
249	Improper value type or improper number of value parameter (QFIND)
250	BEGIN REPORT does not reference a REPORT HEADER statement
251	Report Writer is already active
252	An END REPORT DESCRIPTION statement is missing
253	Duplicate Report Writer section
254	Invalid blank lines in PAGE LENGTH statement
255	Expression in a Report Writer statement evaluates to an unacceptable value
256	A (GRAND) TOTALS ON is improperly positioned
257	A Report Writer operation was requested while outside the program scope
258	Effective page length is less than three lines
259	Illegal execution of a Report Description section statement
260	Insufficient space for printed output within the current page
261	Left margin specified is less than 1 or greater than current printer width
262	Control variable in BREAK WHEN statement has greater length
263	A DETAIL LINE statement may not occur in the Report Description section
264	Level parameter is out of range from 0 thru 9
266	Sequence Parameter is out of range for (GRAND) TOTALS ON statement
267	Illegal WITH number LINES parameter in header, trailer or detail line
268	OLDCV($) function references a level which does not have a break defined
269	OLDCV($) function does not match the data type for the control variable
270	PRINTER IS statement may not be executed while Report Writer is active
271	A Report Writer statement may not be used recursively
290	Not allowed when form is active
291	Not allowed within form image
292	Attempt to input after last field of form
293	Attempt to output after last field of form
294	Not allowed unless form is active
302	Date or time cannot be changed here
303	ON DELAY value is incorrect
310	Port ordinal out of range from 11 thru 20
311	Priority value out of range from 1 thru 15
312	Invalid address in ON ... interrupt statement
313	Can't access port or maximum number of ports already REQUESTed
314	Must do REQUEST before ON INPUT
320	Set or item specifier is out of range or is an invalied set or item name
321	Relational operator is invalid
322	The predicate specifier is not in a valid form
400	TASK functionality not available or unable to start task
401	Specified TASKID not a task
402	Specified TASKID not a secondary task or not available
403	Executing task is not a primary task or currently in background
413	Protection violation in SEND SIGNAL # statement
600	Unable to load DLL
601	Improper DLL memory size
602	DLL not loaded
603	DLL memory overflow
604	DLL process not found
605	DLL return area destroyed
606	Number of arguments exceeds maximum
650	General dialog failure
651	Unable to open file or access failed
652	Syntax error in dialog description
653	No space left in dialog table or MAX_DEPTH exceeded
654	Memory allocation failed in dialog or maxwidth exceeded
655	Duplicate dialog or object name
656	Illegal or bad object path
657	Bad or improper attribute
658	Parent object does not agree to child object
659	Bad or improper value type
660	Invalid value
661	Can't set focus
662	No helpfile defined
663	No such help tag (informational only)
680	Unable to load DLG driver or driver startup failed
681	Improper DLG driver memory size or allocation failed
682	DLG driver not loaded
683	DLG driver protocol memory overflow
684	DLG driver process not found or connection is broken
685	Internal error detected by DLG driver
860	Old password does not match
861	Improper number of array elements
870	Improper POPUP BOX format
871	Improper number of text lines in POPUP BOX
872	Improper number of buttons in POPUP BOX
873	Improper button preset value in POPUP BOX
874	POPUP BOX does not fit on screen
875	POPUP BOX positioned outside screen
880	Improper terminal type
881	Improper screen dimension
900	Undefined type or base type
901	Nested types are not supported
902	Statement not allowed in type definition
903	Illegal or incomplete type definition
904	Duplicate member variable
905	No such member variable
999	Program or forms file not compatible
1000	System files table full or maximum number of files already assigned
1002	Request would result in a deadlock
1004	Keyword not recognized
1005	System resource table overflow