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    From Chris Newman@mec@npost.uk to comp.sys.acorn.apps on Tue Mar 3 18:27:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.acorn.apps

    Hi,

    Anyone use SyncDiscs by David Pilling & Chris Johnson.

    I often get a type=5 error message.

    Sometimes it says it's completed but with an error message.

    FAST Pi Compute Module 4 RISC OS 5.29

    I can't interpret what's going on and there was no info about error
    messages in the helpfile.

    Reporter output extract and error message below.

    ---------------------

    17:57:19.29 Filer_Action
    17:57:19.29 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    17:57:19.29 Exec
    17:57:19.34 Exec
    17:57:19.35 Filer_Action
    17:57:19.35 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    17:57:19.35 Exec
    17:57:19.36 Exec
    17:57:19.36 Filer_Action
    17:57:19.36 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    17:57:19.36 Exec
    17:57:19.36 Filer_Action
    17:57:19.36 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    17:57:19.36 Exec
    17:57:19.37 Filer_Action
    17:57:19.37 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    17:57:19.37 Exec
    17:57:19.38 Exec
    17:57:19.39 Exec
    17:57:19.40 Exec
    17:57:44.76 Filer_Action
    17:57:44.76 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    17:57:44.76 Exec
    17:57:44.77 Exec
    17:57:54.18 ** Error **
    Error : &80000002
    Message: Internal error: abort on data transfer at &00013878
    17:57:54.18 ** WimpError ** from SyncDiscs
    Error : &00000000
    Message: SyncDiscs has suffered an internal error type=5.
    17:57:54.18 Exec
    18:02:38.40 Exec
    18:02:54.68 *Filer_Action
    18:02:54.68 *WimpSlot -min 40k -max 40k
    18:02:54.68 Exec
    18:02:54.68 Exec

    ------------

    -------------------------------------------
    SyncDiscs error log at 6:09pm 3 Mar 26 -------------------------------------------

    Code 304: String not recognised
    Directory: SCSI::BackUp.$.Network.''MailInfo.VickyMail.MSOffice.Outlook.Comp.'''FAST.Updating.FAST.OldBoot.Boot.Choices.WWW.Iris.cache.CacheStorage.69CDE7B1F4B01C2A67E5AA42F68A19D352D9EBE7.Version 16.Records.17BF5760CF4DEC665B070DEB8BE362A30B44166C.02a107dc-15b7-45a0-8e6
    Object:
    8A19D352D9EBE7.Version 16.Records.17BF5760CF4DEC665B070DEB8BE362A30B44166C


    Code 302: System variable 'File$Type_*' not found
    Code 121: System variable 'File$Type_*' not found

    SyncDiscs completed

    -------------------------------------------
    --
    Chris Newman
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  • From Steve Fryatt@news@stevefryatt.org.uk to comp.sys.acorn.apps on Tue Mar 3 19:02:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.acorn.apps

    On 3 Mar, Chris Newman wrote in message
    <5cb3e51943mec@npost.uk>:

    Anyone use SyncDiscs by David Pilling & Chris Johnson.

    I often get a type=5 error message.

    That's the C Runtime's way of saying "Abort on Data Transfer", IIRC.

    I can't interpret what's going on and there was no info about error
    messages in the helpfile.

    Have you tried asking Chris J?
    --
    Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England

    http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/
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  • From Chris Newman@mec@npost.uk to comp.sys.acorn.apps on Wed Mar 4 13:11:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.acorn.apps

    In article <mpro.tbc7j700qirq305p2.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>,
    Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:
    On 3 Mar, Chris Newman wrote in message
    <5cb3e51943mec@npost.uk>:

    Anyone use SyncDiscs by David Pilling & Chris Johnson.

    I often get a type=5 error message.

    That's the C Runtime's way of saying "Abort on Data Transfer", IIRC.

    I can't interpret what's going on and there was no info about error messages in the helpfile.

    Have you tried asking Chris J?

    Thanks for the elucidation.

    Chris J not yet. I thought I'd ask the learned ones here first.
    I will try Chris now.
    --
    Chris Newman
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