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1313: exception error nn : <exception type>, code = nnnnh
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This message indicates that a protection exception of the specified type has
occured during the execution of the program. This is an application program
error not a DOS extender error, and indicates that the application program
has attempted an unauthorised operation.
The exception types and a brief description of their causes are listed
below. The numeric code will often indicate the value causing the error, for
example an invalid selector being loaded into a segment register or a
pointer beyond the end of a segment.
This error message will be followed by a dump of all the processor registers
and various other information. Analysis of this information is covered in
more detail in Chapter 5, DOS Extended / Dual Mode Programs.
Exception 00: divide by zero attempted
This exception is generated by an attempt to divide a value by zero, and is
normally handled by the compiler run time library when a high level language
is being used.
Exception 05: bounds check failed
This exception is generated by a BOUND instruction when the value to be
tested is less than the indicated lower bound or greater than the indicated
upper bound.
Exception 06: undefined opcode
This exception is generated by an attempt to execute an opcode which is not
defined for the processor the program is being run on.
Exception 07: no maths coprocessor available
This exception is generated by an attempt to execute a floating point
instruction when the processor has no maths coprocessor available.
Exception 08: double exception fault
This exception is generated when multiple exceptions occur on one
instruction, or an exception occurs in an exception handler.
Exception 0a: invalid task switch state segment
This exception is generated by an attempt to task switch to a segment with
an invalid task state segment.
Exception 0c: stack overflow / underflow
This exception is generated by a limit violation in any operation which
refers to the stack segment. This includes stack-oriented instructions such
as PUSH and POP as well as other memory references which implicitly use the
stack such as MOV AX,[BP].
Exception 0d: general protection fault
All protection violations which do not cause another exception cause a
general protection exception. These include exceeding segment limits,
attempting to load invalid selectors into segment registers, attempting to
execute data and attempting to write to code.
Exception 0e: page fault
This exception is generated by an attempt to load a segment to an invalid
memory address.
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