FileMaker error codes
This table describes the numbered error codes returned by the Get(LastError) function, the Script Debugger, or other FileMaker Platform 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 |
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 |
119 |
No supported email client found |
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 or password |
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 |
219 |
Cannot open file; must be licensed user; contact team manager |
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 |
310 |
Cannot modify items because another user is modifying them |
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 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 |
719 |
Error in transforming XML using XSL |
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 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 |
FileMaker Pro 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 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 |
870 |
Cannot modify file because another user is modifying it |
871 |
Error occurred loading Core ML model |
872 |
Core ML model was not loaded because it contained an unsupported input or output parameter |
875 |
Endpoint is empty |
877 |
Can't find AI account |
878 |
JSON data for Options contains a formatting error and couldn't be parsed |
882 |
Invalid AI request |
883 |
Invalid request to custom model provider |
884 |
Invalid AI request |
885 |
Endpoint is invalid or server is unreachable |
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 and OData can transmit (*) |
954 |
Unsupported XML grammar (*) |
955 |
No database name (*) |
956 |
Maximum number of database or Admin API 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 |
A function parameter contains an expression where a field is required |
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 |
1415 |
Connection is being disconnected (ODBC) |
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 |
1638 |
The host is not allowing new connections. Try again later. |
1700 |
Resource doesn't exist (*) |
1701 |
Host is currently unable to receive requests (*) |
1702 |
Authentication information wasn't provided in the correct format; verify the value of the Authorization header (*) |
1703 |
Invalid username or password, or JSON Web Token (*) |
1704 |
Resource doesn't support the specified HTTP verb (*) |
1705 |
Required HTTP header wasn't specified (*) |
1706 |
Parameter isn't supported (*) |
1707 |
Required parameter wasn't specified in the request (*) |
1708 |
Parameter value is invalid (*) |
1709 |
Operation is invalid for the resource's current status (*) |
1710 |
JSON input isn't syntactically valid (*) |
1711 |
Host's license has expired (*) |
1712 | Private key file already exists; remove it and run the command again (*) |
1713 | The API request is not supported for this operating system (*) |
1714 | External group name is invalid (*) |
1715 | External server account sign-in is not enabled (*) |
5000-5499 | Custom errors returned by the Revert Transaction script step |