| Error Message | Meaning |
|---|---|
| checksum error | Checksum is not correct. |
| data after EOF record | Type 0 records after type 1 record. |
| file length out of range | /LENGTH option makes file too large. |
| fill-byte out of range | /FILL option defines byte value > 255. |
| hex file format error | Certainly no |
| illegal hex digit | Character is no valid hex digit. |
| illegal record type | Record type is none of 0 or 1. |
| invalid record length | Record length doesn't match the record. |
| multiple EOF records | More than one type 1 record. |
| no data records found | File doesn't contain any type 0 records. |
| no EOF record found | File ends without a type 1 record. |
| offset out of range | /OFFSET option makes file too large. |
| record exceeds FFFFH | Address space wrap around in record. |
| record exceeds file length | /LENGTH option made file too short. |
Only DOS command line options are mentioned above for simplification. Under Linux, they have to be replaced by the corresponding Linux options.
Runtime errors are operational errors, or I/O errors. If one of these errors is detected, it is flagged on the console, and HEXBIN is aborting with exit code 2:
| Error Message | Meaning |
|---|---|
| access denied | No privilege for attempted operation. |
| ambiguous option name | Not enough characters specified. |
| argument missing | Option requires an argument. |
| device or resource busy | Attempt to write to a busy device. (Linux) |
| disk full | No more free disk space. |
| disk write-protected | Attempt to write to a write-protected disk. |
| drive not ready | Disk drive is off, or no media mounted. |
| duplicate file name | Attempt to overwrite an input or output file. |
| fatal I/O error | General (unknown) disk or device I/O error. |
| file not found | |
| illegal option syntax | Option is not correctly specified. |
| invalid argument | Option has an illegal argument. |
| no input file | There is no file name in the command line. |
| no such file or directory | |
| not a directory | Path contains a non-directory name. (Linux) |
| path not found | Disk or directory not found. (DOS/Windows) |
| too many open files | No more free file handles. |
| too many parameters | More than two file names have been specified. |
| unknown option | Option is not implemented. |