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FileMaker error codes

This table describes the numbered error codes returned by the Get(LastError) function, the Script Debugger, or other FileMaker technologies.

Error codes marked with an asterisk (*) are returned by the web publishing engine or a FileMaker REST API.

 

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

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

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

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 Advanced 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

EPS 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 a FileMaker client

807

File is not a FileMaker Pro Advanced 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 Advanced 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

FileMaker Pro Advanced files not found; reinstall missing files

823

Cannot set file to single-user; guests are connected

824

File is damaged or not a FileMaker Pro Advanced 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

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 (*)

952

Invalid FileMaker Data API token (*)

953

Exceeded limit on data the FileMaker Data API can transmit (*)

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 or script step 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

1552-1559

Returned by plug-ins; see the documentation that came with the plug-in

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

The certificate has expired

1633

The certificate is self-signed

1634

A certificate verification error occurred

1635

Connection is unencrypted

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