Appendix B. FileMaker Error Codes

The following table (Table B-1) lists the error codes that may pop up when FileMaker detects something out of whack in your database, especially when you’re writing or running a script. Like any things written by and for computer programmers, these official descriptions may not make much sense in English, but they may provide a little more guidance than the error number alone.

Error codes marked with an asterisk (*) pertain only to Web-published databases.

Table B-1. Error codes

Error Number

Description

–1

Unknown error

0

No error

1

User canceled action

2

Memory error

3

Command is unavailable (for example, wrong operating system, wrong mode, etc.)

4

Command is unknown

5

Command is invalid (for example, a Set Field script step does not have a calculation specified)

6

File is read-only

7

Running out of memory

8

Empty result

9

Insufficient privileges

10

Requested data is missing

11

Name is not valid

12

Name already exists

13

File or object is in use

14

Out of range

15

Can’t divide by zero

16

Operation failed, request retry (for example, a user query)

17

Attempt to convert foreign character set to UTF-16 failed

18

Client must provide account information to proceed

19

String contains characters other than A–Z, a–z, 0–9 (ASCII)

20

Command/operation canceled by triggered script

100

File is missing

101

Record is missing

102

Field is missing

103

Relationship is missing

104

Script is missing

105

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