If TALLY ended
with an ERROR, a completion status appears. If there is
such a
message, the following error or
errors have occurred.
The
Completion Status
are given here along with a brief commentary.
1. Terminated by choice:
You
had pressed Ctrl+Break
while running the
program, and
subsequently chosen
to QUIT the program in the Middle.
NOT a
genuine ERROR.
2. Out of Memory:
Technically
a rare problem. TALLY requires
a minimum of
470KB
(480000 Bytes) of user memory, which is
generally available on all
machines.
However, networked nodes may suffer from
this more
often.
If it does occur, then you
probably have some
Resident
Programs
running in the background. This is correctable only
by
creating sufficient memory be removing such
programs from memory.
Contact a Peutronics Support Executive.
3. Insufficient files provided by DOS:
The
CONFIG.SYS of the machine does not contain the line, FILES =
25 or greater. Correct this problem, REBOOT
the machine, and this
message should not reappear.
4. Needs DOS ver 3.0 or higher:
TALLY requires MS-DOS version 3.0 and
higher. To our knowledge, no
serious
user of PC-compatibles uses a lower version. A defensive
programming mechanism.
5. Cannot find internal files:
Technically, should
never occur, unless you have
been shifting
files
around on your Hard Disk. TALLY searches for the
required
file
TALLY.400 in the current directory, and
subsequently in
directory
in which TALLY
was installed. Since,
TALLY is
automatically installed with this file in the correct
location,
only
changing and/or naming
directories could cause this.
The
simplest solution is to reinstall TALLY.
Alternately, ensure that
TALLY.400 is made available in either the
current directory, or in
the installed directory.
6. Incorrect PATH for Data Files:
A rare problem which will appear only if
experiments are done with
the
Data Path of TALLY. For example, if the
Configuration is
changed,
and a new Data Directory is set, and subsequently, that
directory
is removed at DOS level, and
TALLY is invoked again,
this
error results. Technically, this should never
happen in
normal
usage of TALLY. It could also be the result of typing
an
incorrect path name when starting TALLY.
7. Permission denied on Data Files:
A
problem possibly faced on LAN environments. However, most
LAN
systems have a mechanism enabling them to
"fool" the software into
thinking that permissions to manipulate
files are available. This
sometimes
leads to "strange" results (for
example, you have
entered
vouchers or created ledgers, but on
restarting TALLY
nothing exists).
8. Creation failed - no authority or access:
TALLY
sometimes requires to create new
tiles. On occasion,
an
insufficient files (Error Number 3) could
result in this failure.
However, a more common occurrence is when a LAN environment
permits
Read/Write permission,
but not a Create
permission. Yet another
possibility is
when a lower security level (on TALLY.dss) is used, and
the process of
rewriting or other such activity needs to create files.
9. Incorrect file size Probable media
Corruption:
Possible due to information corruption on the Hard Disk. The most
common
occurance would be due to power
failures during a Disk
Writing
Process, since information
regarding size of files are
handled by MS-DOS as the last activity.
Normally, full recoverable
by
going through the rewriting
process. However, this error is
also
caused by external viral
corruptions of data directories.
Hence, care should be exercised in
interpreting the problem.
10. Error Reading
Data Probable Media Corruption:
Normally,
due to an unrecoverable read error from the Hard Disk,
and would indicate a current or potential
problem. Magnetic media,
however, occasionally, give
"intermittent" errors (rarely), which
could cause this
error to occur. The safest recovery is to rewrite the
books, and watch
for a repetition during that time. If it recurs, then
a Hard Disk
problem is probable.
11. Error Writing
Data Probable Media Corruption:
Identical in context to Error 10.
12. File Damaged.
Use Backups or Attempt recovery:
This
indicates a problem detected by
TALLY, which bypassed the
normal data checking mechanisms of MS-DOS
and the Hardware system.
Typically, this would occur when the Data
files of TALLY have been
damaged
by external means (use of Disk Utilities, Viruses, stray
programs
and the like), which are considered
illegitimate by
TALLY. If the extent of damage is
localised, a rewriting of books
should solve the problem, with a possible
loss of minimal data. It
is
recommended that the nature of the problem be diagnosed (e.g.
it
could be a virus), to prevent
repetition. (This error could
also
occur due to a power failure - although it is rare for this
to
happen. If you are certain that power had failed just
before
this
message appeared, then simply
follow the instructions
on
screen for rewriting, and everything should
be OK).
13. No space on
Disk:
There
is no more space on the Hard Disk to write the vouchers or
accounts.
You MUST DELETE unnecessary files and run the program.
There is no other solution to this problem.
14. No Authority
to continue:
Typically, a problem in TALLY.dss relating
to Security Levels, as
well
as incorrect TALLY
Keys during use
of TALLY Vaulted
companies.
15. Incorrect
Version of TALLY:
Would
never occur if you are using the Latest Version of TALLY.
This error indicates that the data is of a
later version than the
one being used.
16. RESERVED:
17. Improper math
operations:
This
error should never occur. If it
does, check whether
your
machine is infected by a virus. If the
machine is not infected and
the problem persists even after rebooting,
contact Peutronics.
18. Probable
damage to TALLY.EXE install TALLY again:
Caused
either by an external corruption which escaped the notice
of MS-DOS (normally, the first complaint
would come from MS-DOS),
or
by someone tampering with the program. Simply reinstall TALLY
and continue.
19. Network
error:
This
message will come in conjunction with other errors relating
to the Network.
20. Network not
compatible-Check TALLY Manuals:
The
minimum requirement for a Network
under TALLY is to permit
shared access to files, with file locking
facilities. If these are
not
supported through MS-DOS, then you must run TALLY in
stand-
along mode only. OR, change to a compatible
network!
21. RESERVED
22. Error using
TALLY.EXE:
A
problem if TALLY files have been copied from
one place to
another,
and incompletely. Reinstall TALLY to ensure elimination
of this problem.
23. Books need
REWRITING. Use Backups or attempt rewriting:
After TALLY has detected the need to
Rewrite Books (due to any one
or more data corruption problems), then you
cannot skip the query
to
begin rewriting. (In any case, the query is to give
you a
chance to restore a previous uncorrupted backup). If
you deny
TALLY
the access
to proceed with rewriting, TALLY pops
out with this
message.
24. Incorrect
method of starting TALLY:
TALLY
may be started in the recommended way only. Any extraneous
information on the command line will result
in this error.
25. Internal
files damages. Install TALLY again:
This
is a required and non-repairable File for TALLY.
Reinstall
TALLY
and the problem is automatically solved. The cause of the
problem would be identical to the causes
for Error 12.
26. RESERVED
27. RESERVED
28. Exceeded
internal screen capacity. Contact Peutronics:
Similar
in content and meaning as Error
No. 2,
with identical
solutions.
29. Cannot
execute direct commands:
The files needed for providing direct
commands are either missing
or
corrupted. Check whether you are running
TALLY correctly.
Otherwise, reinstall TALLY.
30. Could not
complete process:
Normally,
occurs during Backup
or Restore of Data,
when an
extraneous
problem occurs (like interruption
by the user, or a
corruption
of the Data Diskette). Repeating the
step without
interruptions should be attempted, if the
problem is not caused by
physical defects.
31. Company data
already in use. Try after some time:
An error on LAN systems, when you are not
allowed to even see the
company while it is in use.
32. Virtual
memory Error:
This
error should never occur. It is just a
defensive addition.
Contact Peutronics, if it occurs.
33. Exceeded
internal Virtual capacity. Contact Peutronics:
Do
contact Peutronics with a detail of circumstances under which
this error was reported.
34. No Company
selected. Terminated by choice:
This is not an error but just an
informative message.
35. Entry could
not be filed:
This error will occur only in conjunction
with a network error.
36. TALLY Lock
not found OR TALLY.EXE damaged:
Check whether TALLY Lock is installed
properly or not. Also check
the
printer port is in working
condition or not. On
networks,
TALLY
Lock can made accessible to all
nodes by running special
driver
programs. Refer to the
Installation Supplement for more
details. If TALLY Lock seems to be fine,
then only the corruption
of
TALLY.EXE and other related files can cause
this problem.
Simply reinstall TALLY.
37. Internal
error - Contact Peutronics:
Do
contact Peutronics with a detail of circumstances under which
this error was reported.
