This topic lists the system and error messages displayed by the Editor and explains what they mean.
| Editor Message | Description | 
|---|---|
		AS off | 
		Assembler format is toggled OFF. | 
		AS on | 
		Assembler format is toggled ON. | 
		Command? | 
		You have issued an illegal Editor command. | 
		EOI n | 
		The line pointer is pointing to the end of the item. n indicates the number of the last line in the item. | 
		-FD? Sure (Y/N)? | 
		The Editor processor recognizes that you have 
		requested that an item be deleted. To provide a safeguard, it prompts 
		you to enter Y  to delete the item or 
		N  to retain it. | 
	
		File does not exist! | 
		The file you have attempted to write an item into or merge lines into doesn't exist in your account. | 
		Hex off | 
		Hexadecimal format is toggled OFF. | 
		Hex on | 
		Hexadecimal format is toggled ON. | 
		Hex string error | 
		
		 You have specified an uneven number of characters while in hexadecimal input mode. All hexadecimal numbers must be two digits in length (always 0A, never A, for example).  | 
	
		Insufficient workspace | 
		You have attempted to edit an item that is larger than your allotted workspace. Increase the size of your workspace. | 
		Item exists! | 
		
		 You have attempted to write an item into a different file under an item-id that already exists in that target file.  | 
	
		Item has changed since entry Continue (Y/N) | 
		You have attempted to exit an item that you have 
		made changes to duringthe editing session. Enter Y  
		to exit the Editor without filing the changes or N  to remain in the Editor. | 
	
		Item is locked by port n | 
		The item you have requested to EDIT is being edited on another port. 
		Enter Y  to continue; otherwise, type 
		N.  If you 
		enter Y, the Editor also displays a 
		message to the user on port n.  If you wish to examine the item in 
		read only mode, enter N  – the message 
		NO 
		UPDATES WILL BE ALLOWED!  is displayed. | 
	
		Item is not locked by your port. No updates will be allowed! | 
		You have attempted to update an item locked by another process, or you have attempted to update an item while in browse mode. Your update request is not honored. | 
		Item lock released.
		No updates will be allowed! | 
		The lock on this item set by your process has been released. | 
		Item size: 'n' | 
		The current item is n bytes in size. | 
		Macro off | 
		The macro expansion format is OFF. | 
		Macro on | 
		The macro expansion format is ON. | 
		New item | 
		The item you have selected to edit does not exist. You are creating a new item. | 
		not on file | 
		The item specified in the ME (Merge) command does not exist. | 
		Null | 
		The prestore specified by the PD (Prestore display) or ?P command is unallocated (there is no command sequence for that particular prestore). | 
		Object off | 
		The object code format is OFF. | 
		Object on | 
		The object code format is ON. | 
		PP off | 
		The print prestore format is OFF. | 
		PP on | 
		The print prestore format is ON. | 
		Prestore command stack overflow | 
		The limit on prestores calling other prestores is 80 levels. This message indicates that you have exceeded that depth. | 
		Release item lock (Y/N) | 
		You have used the K (Unlock Item) command to request release of the item lock currently set. Enter Y to release the lock. Note that once the lock is released, updates already made to the item can not be filed. | 
		Sequence? | 
		You have attempted an out-of-sequence update. You cannot EDIT lines in any sequence other than ascending line number until you issue an F (Flip) command. You need not issue an F to make multiple updates to a single line. | 
		String? | 
		You have not issued a required string specification. For example: R5/ABC/ does not specify a replacement string. Specification of a null string requires a second / delimiter. Other examples include omitting a required string for ME, omitting string2 for an R (Replace) or RU, or an illegal numeric parameter specification that causes part of the numeric parameter to look like a string.  | 
	
		Suppress off | 
		Line number display suppression is turned OFF. | 
		Suppress on | 
		Line number display suppression is turned ON. | 
		Top | 
		The line pointer is pointing to the beginning of the item. | 
		Wrap off | 
		The line wrap format in AS mode is OFF. | 
		Wrap on | 
		The line wrap format in AS mode is ON. | 
		^ 
		off | 
		The "match any character" function of the caret command is turned OFF. This allows you to search for the literal character ^ (X'5E'). | 
		^ 
		on | 
		The "match any character" function of the caret command is ON. | 
		'item-id' 
		deleted from file 'file-name' | 
		The specified item was deleted by means of the FD (File Delete) or FDK command. | 
		'item-id' exited from file 'file-name' | 
		The Editor was exited by means of the EX (Exit) or EXK command. | 
		'item-id' 
		filed in file
		'file-name' | 
		The specified item was marked as write required by means of the FI (File) or FIK commands, and will be written to the disk file. |