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$ECODE

Draft MDC Standard

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7.1.4.10.2 $ECode

$EC[ODE]

contains information about an error condition. When the value of $ECode is the empty string, normal routine execution rules are in effect. When $ECode contains anything else, the execution rules in 6.3.3 (Error processing) are active. When a process is initiated, but before any commands are processed, the value of $ECode is the empty string.

The syntax of a non-empty value returned by $ECode is as follows:

   , L ecode ,

    ecode::= │
│
│
│		 M
U
Z		 │
│
│
│		 [ noncomma ]
    noncomma::= any of the characters in graphic except the comma character

Note: ecodes beginning with:
   M   are reserved for the MDC
   U   are reserved for the user
   Z   are reserved for the implementation
All other values are reserved.

When an attempt is made to assign a value to $ECode that does not meet the above constraints, an error will occur with ecode = "M101".

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