Common MUMPS Errors and What they Mean - Revision history

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	== Vendor Specific		== Vendor Specific ==
	The [[MUMPS Error List]] isn't all of the errors you may encounter, however, as there are other errors that specific to a particular Implementation of MUMPS. This section attempts to classify them, and explain how they occur and how to change your program to avoid them.		The [[MUMPS Error List]] isn't all of the errors you may encounter, however, as there are other errors that are specific to a particular Implementation of MUMPS. This section attempts to classify them, and explain how they occur and how to change your program to avoid them.

	=== ~~Interpreter~~ Stack Overflow ===		=== MUMPS Language Processor Stack Overflow ===

	It can happen with repeatedly performing a DO command to any location.		It can happen with repeatedly performing a DO command to any location.
			This error is common when writing [[Recursive Routines]] that don't
			have the proper end conditions.

	Anything that is putting new entries on the stack frame without		Anything that is putting new entries on the stack frame without
	eventually removing them. The stack on DSM or Cache can probably handle		eventually removing them. The stack on DSM or Cache can probably handle
	300+ entries, so it never overflows with legitimate logic. --- [[Greg Kreis]]		300+ entries, so it never overflows with legitimate logic. --- [[Greg Kreis]]


	Actually, I think you got into an infinite loop making repeated routine		Actually, I think you got into an infinite loop making repeated routine

152.131.9.69 at 16:40, 8 March 2005

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 == MUMPS Language Errors ==
 First, the [[MUMPS Error List]] gives the list of MUMPS Error code defined in the MUMPS Standard.
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 calls (each of which requires the allocation of a new stack frame,
 which contains such details as NEW variables and the return address). --- [[Greg Woodhouse]]

152.131.9.69 at 16:39, 8 March 2005

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== MUMPS Language Errors ==
First, the [[MUMPS Error List]] gives the list of MUMPS Error code defined in the MUMPS Standard.

== Vendor Specific
The [[MUMPS Error List]] isn't all of the errors you may encounter, however, as there are other errors that specific to a particular Implementation of MUMPS. This section attempts to classify them, and explain how they occur and how to change your program to avoid them.

=== Interpreter Stack Overflow ===

It can happen with repeatedly performing a DO command to any location.
Anything that is putting new entries on the stack frame without
eventually removing them. The stack on DSM or Cache can probably handle
300+ entries, so it never overflows with legitimate logic. --- [[Greg Kreis]]

Actually, I think you got into an infinite loop making repeated routine
calls (each of which requires the allocation of a new stack frame,
which contains such details as NEW variables and the return address). --- [[Greg Woodhouse]]