You must also include the error number and the minus sign. For example: HELP RMS ERROR -592 3 -16 TASK STACK TOO SMALL - Use "STACK" option of TKB to increase the size of the stack. 3 -32 The file you accessed was locked. 3 -48 File was currently active and your request could not be handled 3 -64 Virtual block number (VBN) does not exist in the file 3 -80 llegal alignment for placement control 3 -96 File extension value was zero and explicit extension was requested 3 -112 Tape records not ANSI-D format 3 -128 Allocation option was invalid 3 -144 Synchronous operation request issued from asynchronous completion routine 3 -160 Read failure of file attributes 3 -168 Invalid file ID 3 -176 Write failure of file attributes 3 -192 Bucket size exceeds 32 blocks 3 -208 Area bucket size exceeds 32 blocks 3 -224 Control block length is invalid 3 -232 Attempted to backspace beyond the front of the tape 3 -240 Buffer pool not on word boundary 3 -256 Pool size not an even multiple value. 3 -272 RMS internal error. Contact DEC. 3 -288 Only one access stream permitted on sequential files 3 -304 No changes permitted on this key 3 -320 Bucket corupted. Restore the file from a backup copy. 3 -352 File organization incompatible for operation requested 3 -368 File processor error. RMS could not create the file. 3 -384 Record requested by DELETE or REWRITE does not exist or the system could not find it. 3 -400 RMS file processor could not close the file. 3 -416 Data area number was invalid. 3 -432 Record accessed by Relative Access was previously deleted. 3 -448 The device does not support the file type used. 3 -456 I/O bucket was needed before Deferred Write was finished 3 -464 Filespec syntax error (illegal filename was used). 3 -480 RMS buffer pool does not have enough free space. 3 -496 No UIC on this device. 3 -512 Hardware device not ready (not on-line). 3 -520 Device positioning error. 3 -528 Invalid key data type. 3 -544 Attempted to write a duplicate key value where no duplicates were allowed. 3 -560 Device directory is full. 3 -576 ORGANIZATION declaration does not match the file descriptor contained in the file header. 3 -592 End-of-file detected on a sequential file. 3 -608 File name string area is too short. 3 -616 File expiration date has not been reached. 3 -624 RMS dynamic file extension failed. 3 -640 File access block is invalid. 3 -656 ACCESS declaration incompatible with I/O operation attempted. 3 -672 File already exists. 3 -680 Invalid file ID 3 -688 Invalid combination of KEY characteristics. 3 -704 File marked as Private by another user. 3 -720 File is not in the specified directory. 3 -736 File did not exist when RMS tried to open it. 3 -752 Syntax error in file name. 3 -768 ACCESS declaration incompatible with ORGANIZATION. 3 -784 Disk is full. File could not be created or extended. 3 -800 Area number for index is invalid. 3 -816 The specified index was not created. 3 -832 The file referenced was not open. 3 -848 More than 254 keys and/or areas were defined. 3 -864 $INIT or $INITIF call never issued. 3 -880 File operation not allowed. For example: you tried to delete or extend a tape file. 3 -896 Record length field is invalid for sequential file. 3 -912 Record is not connected to the access stream. 3 -928 No key was given during a random access operation. 3 -944 Relative record key value was negative during a random access operation. 3 -960 Invalid KEY value on read operation. 3 -976 Invalid KEY size. 3 -992 Invalid area number in key. 3 -1008 Non-ANSI tape label detected. 3 -1024 Another file is already open on the logical unit number. 3 -1040 Logical unit number is invalid. 3 -1048 Attempted to extend a file that wasn't full. 3 -1056 Invalid location specified during placement control. 3 -1072 I/O buffer(s) corrupted. 3 -1088 File could not be deleted. 3 -1104 Attempted to access a Relative file beyond its maximum record number or relative record number was negative. 3 -1120 Maximum record size was set to zero at creation time. 3 -1136 File name variable in OPEN statement did not contain an even number of elements. 3 -1152 Attempted to write to the middle of a sequential file. 3 -1168 Not enough memory to open the indexed file. 3 -1184 No primary key was defined when the indexed file was created. 3 -1216 File placement out of order. 3 -1232 Invalid file ORGANIZATION. 3 -1248 File prologue corrupted. Re-build the file from a backup copy. 3 -1264 A key was specified beyond the end of the record. 3 -1280 Date and time field of the file directory corrupted. Re-build the file from a backup copy. 3 -1296 Priveledge violation. 3 -1328 Illogical record access option. 3 -1344 Both FORTRAN forms control and Carriage Return control specified. 3 -1376 Read failure on file block. 3 -1392 Attempted to WRITE a record in a Relative file that already had a record in that location. Use REWRITE instead. 3 -1408 Invalid Record File Address (RFA). 3 -1424 Invalid record format. 3 -1440 Record is currently marked as private by another job. 3 -1456 Filespec could not be removed from the directory. 3 -1472 Record does not exist in the file. 3 -1488 Attempted to FREE a bucket that wasn't locked. 3 -1504 Invalid record processing option. 3 -1520 Read failure on file prologue. 3 -1536 Indexed file is corrupted. Re-create it from a backup copy. 3 -1552 Record is currently active. 3 -1584 The record is too big for the user buffer. 3 -1592 WRITE or REWRITE request failed. The file has been corrupted. Re-create it from a backup copy. 3 -1600 The primary key was not in increasing order during a sequential WRITE to an indexed file. 3 -1616 WRITE access not allowed on an existing sequential file. 3 -1632 Invalid key size. 3 -1648 Stack was too big to be saved during asynchronous record operation. 3 -1664 RMS and the operating system are not communicating properly. Report this problem to DEC. 3 -1680 The index is corrupted. Re-create the file from a backup copy. 3 -1696 Syntax error in filespec "type" declaration. 3 -1728 User buffer length is zero. 3 -1744 Syntax error in filespec version number. 3 -1760 Non-zero relative volume number. 3 -1768 Wildcard(s) not allowed in filename specification. 3 -1776 Write failure on file block. 3 -1784 Disk or tape has been "write protected" and accessed for WRITE. 3 -1792 Error while writing prologue. 3 -1808 Next record field contains an odd address. 3 -1824 File specification contains an extra field.