Warning and Error Messages

Warning Messages

Unrecognized item in config file, line xx

This indicates that a problem existed in the configuration file with the parameter at line xx. This warning will be followed with an error message indicating an error reading configuration file.

Print truncated

This indicates the formatter determined the print too large to fit in the print space defined by resolution, page length, and page width. The formatter then truncated the print to fit the print space defined.

Error Messages

Raster formatter specified is not in table

This indicates that the formatter specified was not found in fmt_table.o.

You should check that^[23]

〈formatters〉/fmt_table.c

contains the pcl entry, and that

〈formatters〉/fmt_table.o

was included in your link sequence.

Device is not bitmap

This indicates the bitmap specified in a bitmap_print or dcbitmap_print call was not a bitmap opened with gopen.

Plane number is out of range

This indicates that the single plane specified for printing was not in the specified bitmap. This error can occur with bitmap_print, dcbitmap_print, intbitmap_print, or file_print calls.

Cannot open source file

This indicates that the Starbase bitmap file specified in a file_print call could not be opened. Check the path name and/or file protections to ensure that he file is accessible.

Specified source file not bitmap data

This indicates that the file specified in a file_print call was successfully opened; however, it was not a Starbase bitmap file.

Error in closing raster file

This indicates a problem in closing the Starbase bitmap file.

Unable to open configuration file

This indicates that the configuration file specified in a file_print, bitmap_print, intbitmap_print, or dcbitmap_print could not be opened.

Error while reading configuration file

This indicates a parameter problem in a successfully opened configuration file.

Error while opening output file: xxxx

This indicates a problem opening the special device file or output file that was specified in the configuration file with output not to standard out.

Unable to allocate input buffer

This indicates a malloc call (to allocate 64K bytes) failed. You will need to provide more memory for the formatter. In the case of a source bitmap which contains multiple banks a total of 196K bytes of input buffer space will be required.

Unable to allocate output buffer

This indicates a malloc call (to allocate 92K bytes) failed. You will need to provide more memory for the formatter.

Unable to allocate color table buffer

This indicates a malloc call (to allocate 512 bytes) failed. You will need to provide more memory for the formatter.

Formatter internal error. All locations except 31

This indicates a problem internal to the formatter code. The most likely cause is failure of a malloc call (to allocate 64K bytes for processing source data).

Formatter internal error. Location 31

This indicates a single plane bitmap file was used with a full depth formatter call. In the case of file_print, print_mode was negative or ALL_PLANES instead of the plane number contained in the file. In the case of pcltrans, the -pplane option was not used or was used incorrectly.