System Function EM

⎕EM - Error Message

⎕EM Return the value of the current error message

⎕EM is an ISO 13751 standard niladic system function which returns the current error message. This is an array of three strings. The first element is the text of the error message itself, in all upper case. The second element is the line typed in or the line of the function where the error occurred. The third element is usually a caret (^) pointing to where the error in the line shown in the second element occurred.

The format of ⎕EM is implementation dependent. Here is an example from NARS2000 on an attempt to make 2+2 = 5:
      a←2+2
      a
4
      5←2+2
SYNTAX ERROR
      5←2+2
       ∧
      a
4
      ⎕EM
SYNTAX ERROR
      5←2+2
       ∧


Note: ⎕EM is a niladic form system function, you cannot assign a value to it.

System Variables (A value may be assigned to these except for ⎕DM)
⎕ALX	⎕CT	⎕DM	⎕DT	⎕ELX	⎕FC	⎕FEATURE	⎕FPC	⎕IC	⎕IO
⎕LR	⎕LX	⎕PP	⎕PR	⎕PW	⎕RL	⎕SA	⎕WSID
Niladic System Functions (a value cannot be assigned to these)
⎕A	⎕AV	⎕EM	⎕ET	⎕LC	⎕NNAMES	⎕NNUMS	⎕SI	⎕SYSID	⎕SYSVER
⎕T	⎕TC	⎕TCBEL	⎕TCBS	⎕TCESC	⎕TCFF	⎕TCHT	⎕TCLF	⎕TCNL	⎕TCNUL
⎕TS	⎕WA
Monadic or dyadic system functions (a value cannot be assigned to these)
⎕AT	⎕CR	⎕DC	⎕DFT	⎕DL	⎕DR	⎕EA	⎕EC	⎕ERROR	⎕ES
⎕EX	⎕FMT	⎕FX	⎕MF	⎕NAPPEND	⎕NC	⎕NCREATE	⎕NERASE	⎕NINFO	⎕NL
⎕NLOCK	⎕NREAD	⎕NRENAME	⎕NREPLACE	⎕NRESIZE	⎕NSIZE	⎕NTIE	⎕NUNTIE	⎕STOP	⎕TF
⎕TRACE	⎕UCS	⎕VR
Note that quad functions and variables (except for the ⎕A family of functions) are case insensitive

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System Commands	System Variables and Functions	Operators

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