Re: error type -199 --> what's this?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

tomasio <wespe_sticht@hotmail.com> wrote:

> does anybody know more about this type of error. i had it under macos
> 8.5.1 whilst trying to open an application. seems to be serios, because
> the application is not longer usable.

First, you should be aware that comp.sys.apple2 is not an appropriate
newsgroup to post Mac questions.  Look in the comp.sys.mac hierarchy for
a suitable group.  (The Apple II was an earlier family of computers made
by Apple.)

Upon looking up your error code in one reference, it produces the
following description:

-199 mapReadErr
Map inconsistent with operation

This appears to be a Resource Manager error, and it is probably
referring to the "resource map", which is the index in the resource
fork, used to locate all of the resources in a file.

My interpretation: the application's resource fork is damaged, and the
only way you will be able to get it working is to reinstall it.

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz