Error Messages

Exterior Decorator has a number of error messages it can emit. Some of them are comprehensible to most Punch! users, and these are listed here, along with reasons for them and corrective actions. As in all software, however, there are other things that can go wrong that are beyond the ability of all but a programmer to understand. (In some cases, even the programmer is clueless!) They usually represent happenstances beyond the Punch! user's control (but not necessarily beyond the control of the system owner, who may be the same person). They may be associated with system maintenance, disk file errors and so on.

It is important that when reporting an error that caused an error message, the entire error message be reported exactly as it was displayed. A screen capture is ideal means for such reporting; a cut/paste is good too. Copying into a message by retyping is sometimes necessary, but strive for accuracy in the message itself.

System Errors

These errors usually cannot be fixed by a Punch! user. Please report them as described on the License page.

Error creating dialog.

Exterior Decorator ended by array error.

PowerTool Errors

The following messages are generally due to file corruption in the file <Punch! Main Folder>\PlugIns\Exterior Decorator\data.pxf. Since Punch! creates the file in question as part of the PowerTool process, it may be due to an error in Punch! or Exterior Decorator processing, a flakey disk drive, and so on. Fixing this problem will require the file be sent along with the error report.

Exterior Decorator ended by input file corruption in <name> at file offset #<hexadecimal address>.

Exterior Decorator ended by input file corruption: expected <name> in <name> at #<hexadecimal address>

Exterior Decorator Errors

The following errors are Exterior Decorator specific, and are discussed on the referenced pages of this document:

Error opening output exchange file: <name> Error <error code nukmber>.

Cannot write the output file to be sent back to Punch!. Probable reasons are that the disk partition is full, or that the user doesn't have permission to write in the Punch! PowerTools folders (for Windows NT, 2000, XP). Click on the Windows Start button and select Help, search for "permissions".

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