GW-BASIC User's Guide

ERROR Statement
Purpose:
To simulate the occurrence of an error, or to allow the user to define error codes.

Syntax:
ERROR integer expression

Comments:
The value of integer expression must be greater than 0 and less than 255.
If the value of integer expression equals an error code already in use by GW-BASIC, the
ERROR statement simulates the occurrence of that error, and the corresponding error message is
printed.
A user-defined error code must use a value greater than any used by the GW- BASIC error codes.
There are 76 GW-BASIC error codes at present. It is preferable to use a code number high
enough to remain valid when more error codes are added to GW-BASIC.
User-defined error codes may be used in an error-trapping routine.
If an ERROR statement specifies a code for which no error message has been defined, GW-BASIC
responds with the message "Unprintable Error".
Execution of an ERROR statement for which there is no error-trapping routine causes an error
message to be printed and execution to halt.
For a complete list of the error codes and messages already defined in GW-BASIC, refer to
Appendix A in the GW-BASIC User's Guide.

Examples:
The following examples simulate error 15 (the code for "String too long"):
10 S=10
20 T=5
30 ERROR S+T
40 END
RUN
String too long in 30
Or, in direct mode:
ERROR 15 (you type this line)
String too long (GW-BASIC types this line)

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