Rep-0102 unable to write file

Cause: An attempt was made to check out a file that is is currently open and there are unsaved changes. Action: To check out the file, click Yes. Note that this will overwrite all the changes made to this file. REP A module saved in the database cannot be checked in. Save it to file before checkin. Cause: Checking in a module saved in the database is not supported. Action: Save the module to the filesystem first and then check it in again.

REP The communication layer cannot be initialized. Cause: The required communication files were not found. Action: Check the installation and setup and update with the latest patch. REP Java Classes cannot be found.

Cause: Some required files were not found. This could be caused by an invalid installation or missing files. REP There are too many arguments. Cause: More than the allowable number of arguments for the command were entered. Action: Check the syntax of the command. Reenter the command correctly. Cause: An argument was entered more than once for the keyword shown. The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: A positional argument was entered for the keyword and then the keyword was entered with another argument.

Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Reenter the command with just the positional argument or just the keyword argument. If Case 2: Reenter the command specifying the keyword only once.

REP A positional argument is specified after a keyword. Cause: On the command line, an argument was entered without its keyword after being an argument was entered with its keyword. Once a keyword is used on the command line, all subsequent arguments must use keywords as well. Action: Reenter the command making sure that no positional arguments arguments where the keyword is implicit are specified after arguments with keywords.

Cause: In the command, more than the allowable number of values for the keyword were entered. Reenter the command without the extra values.

REP The command file cannot be opened. Cause: A command referenced the command file shown and the file could not be opened. If Case 2: Verify the privileges necessary to access the file, and change the privileges accordingly. Cause: The value entered for the keyword shown was not a valid value.

Reenter the command with the appropriate value for the keywords. Cause: The referenced string was entered as a keyword, but there is no such keyword. REP A syntax error exists on the command line. Cause: The string entered on the command line could not be parsed. The most likely cause of this error is that quotation marks or parentheses were entered without matching end quotation marks or parentheses.

Reenter the command using the appropriate syntax. REP A syntax error exists in the command file. Cause: Something entered in the command file could not be parsed. Action: Check the syntax of the commands. Edit the file and modify the commands as necessary to correct the commands. REP No command-line arguments are specified. Cause: Reports Converter was invoked without specifying any command-line arguments. Action: Check the command line options to identify the directory name.

REP Output from the remote server cannot be retrieved. Cause: An error occurred when retrieving output from the remote server. Action: Verify that the file is accessible, and that the server is set to allow retrieving outputs. Cause: The Reports Server did not return valid information about its queue to the queue viewer. This could be caused by one of the following reasons: Case 1: The connection to the Reports Server unexpectedly went down. Case 2: The Reports Server is in an unstable state, or has been shut down.

Action: Verify that the Reports Server is running. Contact the system administrator and retry the command after verifying that the Reports Server is running. If this problem persists, contact Oracle Support Services. Cause: The Reports Server did not return valid information about its properties to the queue viewer.

Cause: A report cannot be submitted when the specified Reports Server is shutting down. Action: Submit to another Reports Server or wait until the Server is back up. REP An error occurred while running in a remote server.

Cause: An attempt to run a command line in the remote server failed. Action: Check the command line. Cause: A proper connection could not be established to the specified Reports Server. Action: Check the network and check the status of the Reports Server in question. REP Report execution terminated unexpectedly while running. Cause: The Reports Engine has crashed while running. Action: Contact the system administrator.

Cause: The report was stopped while it was executing or removed from the queue before it was started. Cause: The configuration file cannot be opened, or its content is incomprehensible. Action: Check the configuration file and its access rights.

Restart the server. Action: Specify an appropriate value. REP A daemon cannot listen to the port. Cause: Another daemon may be running that is already listening to the port. Since a daemon is already running, submit the report to be run. REP A daemon cannot start up the engine.

Cause: A daemon cannot start up the engine executable and communicate with it. This is most likely an installation issue. Action: Verify that the installation is done properly.

REP Reports Server only accepts batch jobs. Action: These settings are not allowed. Change the command line accordingly. Cause: Reports Server failed to write to the cache directory. Action: Verify that the cache directory is specified in the server configuration file and it is writable. REP A report cannot be run to screen in the background.

A report cannot run in the background while having its output sent to the screen. Action: To send the output to the screen, run it in the foreground. REP A character report cannot be run in bitmap mode using this executable. This is not allowed. REP A report cannot be run in bitmap mode to screen using this executable. Cause: Oracle Reports attempted to use the character-mode executable to run a bitmapped report to the screen.

REP The report cannot be run in the background. Case 3: Running the report using the packaged procedure srw. Case 4: The platform on running the report does not support spawning of another process. Cause: Oracle Reports attempted to run a bitmapped report using the character-mode executable in the foreground or during an interactive session. This is not supported. REP Enough memory cannot be allocated. Cause: Oracle Reports Builder cannot obtain enough memory from the system to complete the current task.

Action: Make more memory available, if possible, or ask the system administrator for assistance. REP A zero or negative block size was requested. REP A null pointer cannot be freed. REP A null pointer was passed as a handle. REP The handle does not point into an mp block. REP There are too many simultaneous locks on one object. REP A null cache pointer is passed to virtual memory routine. REP The requested block is larger than virtual memory space. REP rmaloc was not given a function identifier.

REP rmaloc was not given a structure identifier. REP An illegal operation was requested on a locked handle. REP A handle cannot be used after freeing it. REP No literal is specified. REP An attempt to lock a handle failed. Try a smaller size. REP An error occurred locking, dereferencing, or freeing a memory handle. Cause: The report definition file has exceeded 10 MB. Action: Reduce the size of the file. REP An error occurred while starting a thread.

REP An error occurred while posting thread message. REP An error occurred while getting thread message. For assistance, contact Oracle Support Services. REP Authentication failed. REP The Security server authentication failed: invalid user name.

Cause: The system user ID is incorrect. Action: Check the system user ID to verify that it is correct or contact the system administrator about the system user ID. Cause: The password for the system user ID is incorrect.

Action: Check the system user ID password to verify that it is correct or contact the system administrator about the system user ID password.

Cause: The system user ID does not have privilege to access the printer. Action: Contact the system administrator about the system user ID's privilege on the printer. Cause: The system user ID does not have privilege to access the module. Action: Contact the system administrator about the system user ID's privilege on the module. Cause: The system user ID does not have privilege of this access type.

Action: Contact the system administrator about the system user ID's privilege of this access type. Cause: The system user ID does not have privilege of this output type. Action: Contact the system administrator about the system user ID's privilege of this output type. Cause: The system user ID does not have privilege for the given time. Action: Contact the system administrator about the system user ID's privilege for the given time.

Cause: The system user ID does not have privilege for the given date. Action: Contact the system administrator about the system user ID's privilege for the given date. REP A symbol table overflow occurred. REP The identifier does not match a defined symbol. Cause: The path specified by the environment variable is too long. Action: Shorten the length of the designated path. REP The total length of the search paths is too long and will be truncated.

Cause: The combined length of search paths in the path environment is too long. The combined length cannot exceed characters. Action: Shorten the length of one or more paths in the path environment. REP An Oracle error occurred. Cause: Oracle Reports Builder encountered an Oracle error. Action: Scroll through the error message to see where the error occurred and, if possible, fix it. Otherwise, contact the system administrator.

Cause: Oracle Reports referenced a parameter that is not defined in the report. The most likely cause is that a parameter was deleted but not all references to it were deleted.

Action: Delete all references to the deleted parameter. If Case 2: Modify the external query or reference another external query. The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: A lexical reference either left out the name of the column or parameter altogether or there is a space between the ampersand and the name of the column or parameter. Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Verify that the column or parameter name immediately follows the ampersand with no spaces in between.

If Case 2: Delete the ampersand. Lexical references can only be made to parameters or columns containing character data. The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: The wrong column or parameter was referenced. Case 2: The reference should be a bind reference, not a lexical reference.

Case 3: The parameter or column referenced was created with a non-character data type. If Case 3: Change the data type of the parameter or column to be Character, if appropriate. Cause: In making reference to a parameter, an attempt was made to create a parameter with an invalid name.

For a bind reference, a parameter definition is automatically created using the name specified in the bind parameter. In this case, Oracle Reports Builder could not create the parameter because the name supplied was not a valid name. Action: Check the naming conventions for data model objects and rules for parameter names. Rename the parameter and change the name in the bind reference.

REP An internal error occurred: Unknown column type. Cause: The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: An attempt was made to display the value of a column using SRW. Action: Do not attempt to display or pass this column's value.

REP The specified database cannot connect after three attempts. Access denied. Cause: Case 1: Some part of the logon string entered was incorrect. After three failed attempts, Oracle Reports Builder displays a dialog box with this message. Action: Case 1: Accept the dialog box.

Confirm the logon information with the system administrator, if necessary. Go back into Oracle Reports Builder and try connecting to Oracle again. If the problem persists, the system administrator may need to create a new Oracle logon. REP An error occurred while processing bind variables in a query. REP An internal error occurred: Segmented memory used for lexical parameter.

REP An internal error occurred: Error dealing with segmented memory. REP An internal error occurred: Fetching data records would cause memory overflow.

REP The column name exceeds characters, and no alias is assigned. REP The types of corresponding columns must match in a compound query. REP The database cannot be connected. Cause: An attempt to connect to the database failed. Action: Recheck the user ID and password and try again.

REP An internal error occurred: Describe of query failed. REP An internal error occurred: Attempt to put back fetched rows failed. REP The role password cannot be verified, and the report is not opened. Cause: Incorrect role password. For security reasons, the report cannot be openend. Action: Try opening the report again and type in the correct role password. REP The roles specified in the report cannot be set, and the report is not opened.

Cause: The roles specified in the report cannot be set while opening the report. For security reasons, the report cannot be opened. Action: Check role permissions and password. REP Roles specified on the command line cannot be set. Cause: The roles specified on the command line cannot be set. REP Default roles of the current user cannot be set.

Cause: Reports is unable to set the default roles of the current user that has passwords. Action: Do not use default roles with passwords. REP The role password was not confirmed correctly. REP An empty role and a non-empty password is not valid. Cause: No role is specified, while role password is specified.

Action: Leave all fields empty to not associate a role with this report. It will be truncated. Cause: The role name specified is longer than is allowable. Action: Specify a shorter role name. Cause: The role password specified is longer than is allowable. Action: Specify a shorter role password. REP The role password is incorrect. Cause: The role password entered was incorrect. Action: Reenter with the correct role password. REP An internal error occurred: Toolkit context unavailable.

Cause: The database column's width in the report is defined to be less than its width in the database. This can sometimes occur when the columns in the database are updated subsequent to the report being defined. Action: Force the query to be reparsed. REP An internal error occurred: Unable to expand lexical references. REP An internal error occurred: Unable to process lexical references.

REP An internal error occurred: Unable to tokenize the query. REP An internal error occurred: Unable to parse the query. Cause: The SQL statement entered cannot be parsed because it contains an error.

Action: Review the SQL statement to ensure correct syntax. REP An internal error occurred: Query failed in rodslt. REP The number of columns selected by the query is incompatible with the report definition.

Cause: The query is selecting more columns than the report definition is expecting. This can happen when using an external query and the query has been changed since the report was defined. Action: Update the report definition so that it accepts the changed query. For example, go to the SQL Query Statement dialog for the query that references the changed external query and modify it. Formulas, summaries, and fields that rely on any changed columns may also need to be updated.

Cause: The column from the database does not match the column in the report definition. The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: The definition of the column in the database has changed since the report was defined. Case 2: The report uses an external query and the external query was changed since the report was defined.

Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Update the report definition so that it accepts the changed column. For example, if the data type of the column has changed, reaccept the SQL Query Statement dialog external query so the column in the report definition has its data type updated. Formulas, summaries, and fields that rely on the changed column may also need to be updated.

If Case 2: Update the report definition so that it accepts the changed query. For example, reaccept the SQL Query Statement dialog that references the changed external query and accept it. REP The number entered is out of range. Cause: The number specified is too large. Action: Check the limits of the field. Look in the chapter where the field is described and enter a number that is within the limits.

REP The specified database cannot be connected. Cause: Oracle Reports Builder could not connect to Oracle The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: The Oracle database is temporarily unavailable. Case 2: The connect information was not valid.

Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Retry the operation. Contact the system administrator if the problem persists.

Note that after three failed attempts, Oracle Reports Builder closes. If Case 2: Verify the connect information, and try to connect again. Cause: Oracle Reports Builder was unable to open the terminal definition file specified. Either the name of the file was specified incorrectly after the TERM keyword, or the file was not found.

Action: Verify the name of the terminal definition file, and its path. If the problem persists, contact the system administrator. REP The report name is invalid. Cause: An invalid name was specified for the name of a report. Action: Specify a valid report name. REP The specified database is not connected. Cause: An attempt was made to perform an operation that requires a connection to the database, but no database connection was established.

Action: Select File, then Connect to connect to the database. REP The width for this column is not valid. Cause: The value entered in Width was invalid. The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: Zero or a negative number was entered.

Width must be greater than zero. Case 2: Something that was not a number was entered. Case 3: For a column of non-numeric data type, a width of the form x, y was entered, where x is the precision and y is the scale.

This type of Width specification is only valid when the data type is Number. Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Enter a number greater than zero. If Case 2: Enter a number greater than zero. If Case 3: Enter a number greater than zero or, if possible, change the data type of the column to Number.

REP Database columns cannot be moved between queries. Cause: An attempt was made to move a column into another group belonging to another query and the column is a database column.

A database column must be selected by the query that owns its group. Action: Select the column, if possible, in the query that owns the group to which it should be moved. REP The file name is invalid. Cause: In a file selection dialog box, the dialog box was accepted without specifying a file name. Action: Enter a name and then accept or cancel the dialog box.

REP The object name is invalid. Cause: In a database object selection dialog box, the dialog box was accepted without specifying an object name. REP The number value is invalid. Cause: In a numeric field, something other than a digit or a decimal point was entered. Action: Enter a number that contains only digits and, if necessary, a decimal point.

Cause: An invalid unit of measurement was entered in the Unit of Measurement field. Cause: The Panel Print Order entered was not one of the two valid options. Cause: The number entered was a decimal value and Oracle Reports Builder was expecting a non-decimal value. Action: Enter a non-decimal value. Cause: The Unit of Measurement is blank and an attempt was made to move to another setting. Action: Select an option for Unit of Measurement.

Cause: The value entered for Page Size was not in character units, and Page Size requires character units. Action: Enter a value in characters for Page Size. Cause: The value entered for Form Size was not in character units, and Form Size requires character units.

Action: Enter a value in characters for Form Size. Cause: The Object Access setting entered was not one of the three valid choices. Action: Select an option from the list of values: Insert or Replace. Action: Enter a number between 0 and 4. Cause: An object was given an invalid name. Action: Verify the naming conventions for the object type.

REP A default layout cannot be built because this report has no groups. A data source is required in order to create a default layout. Action: Create one or more queries, then retry the operation. Cause: The Default Layout Style entered is not one of the valid options. Action: Select a layout style from the list of values.

Cause: The Repeat value entered is not one of the valid options. Action: Select a value for Repeat from the list of values. REP The destination type is invalid. Possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: An invalid value was entered for Destination Type in the Runtime Parameter Form. If Case 2: Select a value for Initial Value from the list of the values. REP The initial value entered is longer than the parameter width. Cause: The value entered is too long for the parameter on the Parameter Property Inspector.

The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: The Initial Value entered is too big, given what was specified for the parameter's Width. Case 2: The Width entered is too small to contain the values to be entered for the parameter. Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Reenter the Initial Value, making sure that it is not wider than what is specified in Width.

If Case 2: Delete the Initial Value. Move to the Width setting for the parameter and increase it such that it can contain the Initial Value specified.

Reenter the Initial Value. REP A system parameter cannot be deleted. Cause: An attempt was amde to delete a system parameter from the Parameter Property Inspector. Action: To remove the system parameter from the Runtime Parameter Form, suppress the display of the parameter. REP The data type value is invalid. Cause: The value entered in Datatype for the parameter is not a valid data type.

REP The Type value is invalid. Cause: The value entered in Type for the boilerplate is not a valid type. REP The file is too long. It will be truncated to fit. Cause: An attempt was made to import a file into a field that has a maximum width less than the size of the file.

Oracle Reports Builder only imported as much of the file as could fit in the field. Action: To import the entire file, increase the size of the field. Action: Select a value from the list of values. REP There is no object of that type with this name. Cause: The value entered in the Object Name field of the Navigate to Object dialog box does not correspond to an object of the specified type in the report. Action: Verify the name and that the object is contained in the current report.

REP Import is allowed only to a text entry field. Cause: Import was selected from the Edit menu while in a non-text entry field for example, a field that accepts only a number. Action: Move to a text entry field to perform an import operation. REP Export is allowed only from a text entry field. Cause: Export was selected from the Edit menu while in a non-text entry field for example, a field that accepts only a number. Action: Move to a text entry field to perform an export operation.

Cause: An attempt was made to perform an operation on a document stored in the database, but Oracle Reports Builder could not find the object.

Action: Verify the name and connection to the database where the document resides. REP An object in the database cannot be deleted without ownership.

Cause: An attempt was made to delete an object without ownership privileges. Action: Request that the owner delete the object.

REP An object in the database cannot be renamed without ownership. Cause: An attempt was made to rename an object without ownership privileges. Action: Request that the owner rename the object. Cause: The name entered for the object is already used for an existing object.

Action: Provide a different name for the object to avoid the conflict or delete the existing object. Cause: The default Parameter Form is too big to fit on the number of pages allocated. REP The source must be a report. These operations all require a report as their source. Action: Specify a report as the source for the operation.

REP No date masks have been specified as preferences. Action: Enter a date format mask manually or go to the Preferences tab of the Tools Options dialog box and enter some date format masks in the Date Mask list. REP No number masks have been specified as preferences. Action: Enter a number format mask manually or go to the Preferences tab of the Tools Options dialog and enter some number format masks in the Number Mask list. REP The online help system is not available.

Cause: Online help was not found. This may have happened because the help files are not installed or because of a help system error. REP The number must be greater than 0. REP The parameter value is invalid. Cause: In the Runtime Parameter Form, the parameter value entered was invalid. Action: Retry the operation with a valid value for the parameter.

REP The parent group name is invalid. Cause: The name entered does not identify a valid parent group in the report being defined. Action: Select a group from the list of values.

REP The parent group column is invalid. Cause: The name entered does not identify a valid parent column in the report being defined. The column specified does not exist in the parent group. Action: Select a column from the list of values. REP The child column name is invalid. Cause: The name entered does not identify a valid child column in the report being defined. The column specified does not exist in the query. REP The condition is invalid.

Cause: The Condition entered for the query is not one of the valid choices. Action: Select a value from the list of values for Condition. The report will not run against a non-Oracle database. REP No data links are created. Cause: An attempt was made to create a query-to-query link but no foreign key exists in the child query. Action: Verify that the tables are accessible, and add the appropriate column constraints if desired.

Cause: The specified query references one or more lexical parameters that did not exist. Action: No action is needed. Oracle Reports Builder has already created the necessary lexical parameters. Cause: The specified query references one or more bind parameters that did not exist.

Oracle Reports Builder has already created the necessary bind parameters. REP The group name value is invalid. Cause: The group name entered in Group is not a valid group for the column.

The group specified does not exist or cannot own the column. Action: Create or modify the group such that it can own the column. A database column must be owned by the group associated with the query that selects it.

A summary or formula column must be owned by a group that is below the groups that owns the columns being summarized in the group hierarchy that is, the order of groups as they appear in the Data Model editor. REP The type value is invalid. Cause: The value entered in Type for the column was not one of the valid choices. Action: Select a value from the list of values for the column's Type: Formula, Summary, or Placeholder.

REP The column data type value is invalid. Cause: The value entered in Datatype was not one of the valid choices. Action: Select a value from the list of values for Datatype. Action: Select a value from the list of values for Datatype: Ascending, Descending, or blank. REP The file type value is invalid. Cause: The file type value entered in Read From File was not one of the valid types. Action: Select a file type from the list of values for Read from File.

REP The function value is invalid. Cause: The function entered for Function was not one of the valid choices. Action: Select one of the functions from the list of values. REP The database column cannot be deleted. Cause: An attempt was made to delete a column with a Type of Database. REP The summary source value is invalid. Cause: The column entered in Source for the summary was not one of the valid choices. The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: The column does not exist.

Case 2: The data type of the Source is Character or Date. Numeric functions such as Percent, Sum, or Average require a data type of Number. Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Select a column from the list of values for the function. If Case 2: Enter the name of another column in Source that is of data type Number.

For example, if data type of the column is Number, and a character string was sepcified in Value if Null. Action: Specify a valid value for Value if Null. REP The query is not parsable, which invalidates associated data link s. Cause: The query entered in query dialog is not parsable.

Action: Modify the query and re-create data link s. REP The filter type value is invalid. Cause: The value entered for Type under Filter was not one of the valid choices. Action: Select one of the filter types from the list of values.

Cause: An attempt was made to delete a group that is the only one of the query. Each query must have at least one group. Action: To delete the group, delete the group's query. REP A group cannot be moved out of its query. Cause: An attempt was made to move a group between queries. Groups can only be moved within the set of groups belonging to the same query. Action: Create a group similar to the one that was attempt to be moved under the other query, if possible. REP Lexical parameters are not permitted in external queries.

Cause: A lexical reference was made in an external query. Action: Delete the reference altogether or, if possible, change it to a bind reference. Cause: A query was deleted without deleting references to its groups in data links. This usually happens when a query is deleted without cascading the deletion to its associated objects.

Action: Update the data link in the child query. REP Adding this data link will create a cycle. Cause: The group specified as the parent group for the data link is not eligible to be a parent because it is, directly or indirectly, a child of the query to which it is linked. Action: If possible, move the group such that it is not a child of the query and therefore eligible to be its parent group.

Action: Create a formula or change the column's Type. The last page is shown. Cause: In the Previewer, an attempt was made to go to a page number that is larger than the total number of pages formatted. Do not attempt scroll down from the last page of the report. REP The first page is already shown. Cause: In the Previewer, First was selected on the first page of the report. Do not attempt to scroll up from the first page of the report.

REP The last page is already show. Cause: In the Previewer, Last was selected on the last page of the report. Do not attempt to scroll down from the last page of the report. Cause: In the Previewer, the page number of the current page was entered. Action: Enter a different page number and select Go To. REP No report output is generated. Cause: The report generated no output. Action: Check the accompanying messages for errors in the data model and layout. If the problem persists, contact Oracle Support Services for assistance.

REP The report definition was modified. Rerunning report. Cause: A report was run and while its output was still in the Previewer, the report definition was modified. The report is rerun to reflect the most recent changes.

Action: Save the changes, close the Previewer, and run the report again. The most likely cause is that values entered were zero, a negative number, or a number that is larger than the largest allowable value. Action: Enter a number within the range shown in the message. REP This operation is invalid, since it moves objects out of bounds. Cause: An attempt was made to move editor objects in such a way that they would be off the screen.

Action: Retry the operation so that it will not move objects off the screen. REP The anchor end point is out of the boundary of the object. Cause: In moving an anchor, the end point was moved off of the boundary of the object it anchors. Action: Move the anchor such that its endpoint is still on the boundary of the object.

REP This text boilerplate is not editable. Cause: An attempt was made to edit the text of a file link text boilerplate object while it was displayed in the Paper Layout view. Action: To edit the text of a file link text boilerplate object, exit the report and edit the file containing the boilerplate text using a text editor. REP No list of values is available for this field. Cause: An attempt was made to access a list of values for the current field when none is available.

Action: No action necessary. REP The list of values for this field is empty. Cause: An attempt was made to select from a list of values and the list of values has no values. In order for some lists of values to contain values, another part of the report must be built first. For example, if a list of values is made up solely of column names and the data model is not complete, this error may display.

Action: Build the report fully. If the error persists, contact Oracle Support Services. REP The accessible tables cannot be queried. Cause: The dictionary view of accessible tables is not present or not available.

Action: See the system administrator. Cause: Case 1: The file specified in the Source Filename property for the file link boilerplate object cannot be found or its format does not match that specified in the File Format property.

Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Verify that the file is stored in the specified directory under the specified name, and that it is saved in the specified format. If it is not, change the directory, file name, or format as appropriate. Cause: An attempt was made to open a runfile extension. Runfiles cannot be opened, they can only be executed. Action: Open the report definition that is associated with the. It should have an extension of. Cause: Convert was selected from the File menu and the Source Type specified is not valid.

Action: Select a valid Source Type from the list of values. Cause: Convert was selected from the File menu and the Destination Type specified is not valid. Action: Select the Destination Type from the list of values. REP An error occurred while attempting to print the screen. Cause: Oracle Reports Builder attempted to write the contents of the screen to the file printdef.

Action: To determine the proper location for printdef. REP The date mask value is invalid. Cause: The date mask entered does not correspond to any of the valid date masks. Action: Verify the date mask format. For more information, see the date and time format mask information in the Building Reports manual. Cause: The mask entered in Format Mask is not a valid mask.

The possible causes of this error include the following: Case 1: The string entered as a mask contained invalid characters. Case 2: A number format mask was entered for a field with data type of Character.

Action: Take the following actions to correct this error: If Case 1: Select a value from the list of values. If Case 2: Change the data type of the field to be Number, if possible. Improve this question. Muhammad Nadeem Muhammad Nadeem 4 4 gold badges 7 7 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges. Where do you think it will try to open or save the file if you don't give a full path? I Think that your reports path is incorrect. At first you correct your reports path. Then it should be solved.

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