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FileMaker Pro error codes This table describes the numbered error codes returned by the Get(LastError) function, or by the Script Debugger in FileMaker Pro Advanced. 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 or mode) 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 21 Request not supported (for example, when creating a hard link on a file system that does not support hard links) 100 File is missing 101 Record is missing 102 Field is missing 103 Relationship is missing 104 Script is missing 105 Layout is missing 106 Table is missing 107 Index is missing 108 Value list is missing 109 Privilege set is missing 110 Related tables are missing 111 Field repetition is invalid 112 Window is missing 113 Function is missing 114 File reference is missing 115 Menu set is missing 116 Layout object is missing 117 Data source is missing 118 Theme is missing 130 Files are damaged or missing and must be reinstalled 131 Language pack files are missing (such as Starter Solutions) 200 Record access is denied 201 Field cannot be modified 202 Field access is denied 203 No records in file to print, or password doesn't allow print access 204 No access to field(s) in sort order 205 User does not have access privileges to create new records; import will overwrite existing data 206 User does not have password change privileges, or file is not modifiable 207 User does not have privileges to change database schema, or file is not modifiable 208 Password does not contain enough characters 209 New password must be different from existing one 210 User account is inactive 211 Password has expired 212 Invalid user account and/or password; please try again 213 User account and/or password does not exist 214 Too many login attempts 215 Administrator privileges cannot be duplicated 216 Guest account cannot be duplicated 217 User does not have sufficient privileges to modify administrator account 218 Password and verify password do not match 300 File is locked or in use 301 Record is in use by another user 302 Table is in use by another user 303 Database schema is in use by another user 304 Layout is in use by another user 306 Record modification ID does not match 307 Transaction could not be locked because of a communication error with the host 308 Theme is locked and in use by another user 400 Find criteria are empty 401 No records match the request 402 Selected field is not a match field for a lookup 403 Exceeding maximum record limit for trial version of FileMaker Pro 404 Sort order is invalid 405 Number of records specified exceeds number of records that can be omitted 406 Replace/reserialize criteria are invalid 407 One or both match fields are missing (invalid relationship) 408 Specified field has inappropriate data type for this operation 409 Import order is invalid 410 Export order is invalid 412 Wrong version of FileMaker Pro used to recover file 413 Specified field has inappropriate field type 414 Layout cannot display the result 415 One or more required related records are not available 416 A primary key is required from the data source table 417 File is not a supported data source 418 Internal failure in INSERT operation into a field 500 Date value does not meet validation entry options 501 Time value does not meet validation entry options 502 Number value does not meet validation entry options 503 Value in field is not within the range specified in validation entry options 504 Value in field is not unique, as required in validation entry options 505 Value in field is not an existing value in the file, as required in validation entry options 506 Value in field is not listed in the value list specified in validation entry option 507 Value in field failed calculation test of validation entry option 508 Invalid value entered in Find mode 509 Field requires a valid value 510 Related value is empty or unavailable 511 Value in field exceeds maximum field size 512 Record was already modified by another user 513 No validation was specified but data cannot fit into the field 600 Print error has occurred 601 Combined header and footer exceed one page 602 Body doesn't fit on a page for current column setup 603 Print connection lost 700 File is of the wrong file type for import 706 EPSF file has no preview image 707 Graphic translator cannot be found 708 Can't import the file, or need color monitor support to import file 711 Import translator cannot be found 714 Password privileges do not allow the operation 715 Specified Excel worksheet or named range is missing 716 A SQL query using DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE is not allowed for ODBC import 717 There is not enough XML/XSL information to proceed with the import or export 718 Error in parsing XML file (from Xerces) 719 Error in transforming XML using XSL (from Xalan) 720 Error when exporting; intended format does not support repeating fields 721 Unknown error occurred in the parser or the transformer 722 Cannot import data into a file that has no fields 723 You do not have permission to add records to or modify records in the target table 724 You do not have permission to add records to the target table 725 You do not have permission to modify records in the target table 726 Source file has more records than the target table; not all records were imported 727 Target table has more records than the source file; not all records were updated 729 Errors occurred during import; records could not be imported 730 Unsupported Excel version; convert file to the current Excel format and try again 731 File you are importing from contains no data 732 This file cannot be inserted because it contains other files 733 A table cannot be imported into itself 734 This file type cannot be displayed as a picture 735 This file type cannot be displayed as a picture; it will be inserted and displayed as a file 736 Too much data to export to this format; data will be truncated 738 The theme you are importing already exists 800 Unable to create file on disk 801 Unable to create temporary file on System disk 802 Unable to open file 803 File is single-user, or host cannot be found 804 File cannot be opened as read-only in its current state 805 File is damaged; use Recover command 806 File cannot be opened with this version of FileMaker Pro 807 File is not a FileMaker Pro file or is severely damaged 808 Cannot open file because access privileges are damaged 809 Disk/volume is full 810 Disk/volume is locked 811 Temporary file cannot be opened as FileMaker Pro file 812 Exceeded host’s capacity 813 Record synchronization error on network 814 File(s) cannot be opened because maximum number is open 815 Couldn’t open lookup file 816 Unable to convert file 817 Unable to open file because it does not belong to this solution 819 Cannot save a local copy of a remote file 820 File is being closed 821 Host forced a disconnect 822 FMI files not found; reinstall missing files 823 Cannot set file to single-user; guests are connected 824 File is damaged or not a FileMaker file 825 File is not authorized to reference the protected file 826 File path specified is not a valid file path 827 File was not created because the source contained no data or is a reference 850 Path is not valid for the operating system 851 Cannot delete an external file from disk 852 Cannot write a file to the external storage 853 One or more containers failed to transfer 900 General spelling engine error 901 Main spelling dictionary not installed 902 Could not launch the Help system 903 Command cannot be used in a shared file 905 Command requires a field to be active 906 Current file is not shared; command can be used only if the file is shared 920 Cannot initialize the spelling engine 921 User dictionary cannot be loaded for editing 922 User dictionary cannot be found 923 User dictionary is read-only 951 An unexpected error occurred (*) 954 Unsupported XML grammar (*) 955 No database name (*) 956 Maximum number of database sessions exceeded (*) 957 Conflicting commands (*) 958 Parameter missing (*) 959 Custom Web Publishing technology is disabled 960 Parameter is invalid 1200 Generic calculation error 1201 Too few parameters in the function 1202 Too many parameters in the function 1203 Unexpected end of calculation 1204 Number, text constant, field name, or "(" expected 1205 Comment is not terminated with "*/" 1206 Text constant must end with a quotation mark 1207 Unbalanced parenthesis 1208 Operator missing, function not found, or "(" not expected 1209 Name (such as field name or layout name) is missing 1210 Plug-in function has already been registered 1211 List usage is not allowed in this function 1212 An operator (for example, +, -, *) is expected here 1213 This variable has already been defined in the Let function 1214 AVERAGE, COUNT, EXTEND, GETREPETITION, MAX, MIN, NPV, STDEV, SUM, and GETSUMMARY: expression found where a field alone is needed 1215 This parameter is an invalid Get function parameter 1216 Only summary fields are allowed as first argument in GETSUMMARY 1217 Break field is invalid 1218 Cannot evaluate the number 1219 A field cannot be used in its own formula 1220 Field type must be normal or calculated 1221 Data type must be number, date, time, or timestamp 1222 Calculation cannot be stored 1223 Function referred to is not yet implemented 1224 Function referred to does not exist 1225 Function referred to is not supported in this context 1300 The specified name can't be used 1301 A parameter of the imported or pasted function has the same name as a function in the file 1400 ODBC client driver initialization failed; make sure ODBC client drivers are properly installed 1401 Failed to allocate environment (ODBC) 1402 Failed to free environment (ODBC) 1403 Failed to disconnect (ODBC) 1404 Failed to allocate connection (ODBC) 1405 Failed to free connection (ODBC) 1406 Failed check for SQL API (ODBC) 1407 Failed to allocate statement (ODBC) 1408 Extended error (ODBC) 1409 Error (ODBC) 1413 Failed communication link (ODBC) 1414 SQL statement is too long 1450 Action requires PHP privilege extension (*) 1451 Action requires that current file be remote 1501 SMTP authentication failed 1502 Connection refused by SMTP server 1503 Error with SSL 1504 SMTP server requires the connection to be encrypted 1505 Specified authentication is not supported by SMTP server 1506 Email message(s) could not be sent successfully 1507 Unable to log in to the SMTP server 1550 Cannot load the plug-in, or the plug-in is not a valid plug-in 1551 Cannot install the plug-in; cannot delete an existing plug-in or write to the folder or disk 1626 Protocol is not supported 1627 Authentication failed 1628 There was an error with SSL 1629 Connection timed out; the timeout value is 60 seconds 1630 URL format is incorrect 1631 Connection failed 1632 Certificate cannot be authenticated by a supported certificate authority 1633 Certificate is valid but still causes an error (for example, the certificate has expired) Error codes marked with an asterisk (*) are returned only by web-published solutions. 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