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Rick On Oct 18, 2013 6:50 AM, "Jonas Stumph Stevnsvig" <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > My favourite error message: > > "Bad user. Replace and strike any key." > > (From a dos program with a list of entries, navigated with up and down > arrow keys, selection with enter key - you got the error message if you > pressed left or right key) > > Den 18-10-2013 15:06, laurent matheo skrev: > > ** > I’m coding a program that checks BMC foundation data and I enforced a > unicity on « first name + middle name + last name » and a customer told > that « BMC Doesn’t do that », here was my reply: > > Yeah but it's so dirty to have that... And then later customers > complain people of service desk have a lot of problems identifying people... > > The check is done with middle name, so the point would be to have "John > Henry Smith ». > If there are two John Smith with the same middle name, I would consider > suing my dad for cheating on my mom and having a queer sense of humour :) > > No answer yet… > > De : Gordon Frank <[email protected]> > Répondre à : <[email protected]> > Date : vendredi 18 octobre 2013 15:00 > À : <[email protected]> > Objet : OT - All time great error messages - Just for fun! > > ** > > This might be fun on a Friday! > > > > The best\non-useful error message I have ever seen was on an old Data > General RDOS Mini-Computer (remember those?) > > > > A "system level" violation came back and said: > > > > >Error: You Can't Do That > > > > BMC Remedy is full of these and they need to at least point you to an > object or a line in the object. But, it's cheaper to just say, "You can't > do that." (Unrecognized server information) > > Gordon > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"LJ LongWing" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Friday, October 18, 2013 8:14:41 AM > *Subject: *Re: A bit of Friday humour in BMC's Error messages > > ** > > What code is giving this? > On Oct 18, 2013 12:40 AM, "Ben Chernys" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> ** >> >> I just got the following errors with the 8.1 API against an 8.1 server >> (VERSION = 8.1.00 201301251157) >> >> ARGetServerInfo ==> 2, 123, Unrecognized server information tag 358 >> >> ARGetServerInfo ==> 2, 123, Unrecognized server information tag 357 >> >> ARGetServerInfo ==> 2, 123, Unrecognized server information tag 356 >> >> ARGetServerInfo ==> 2, 123, Unrecognized server information tag 355 >> >> ARGetServerInfo ==> 2, 123, Unrecognized server information tag 354 >> >> >> >> These are the new ones for 8.1. The humour comes from the 7.6.04 Error >> Messages Guide: >> >> >> >> 123 >> >> *Unrecognized server information tag.* >> >> Error >> >> You specified a code for server information that was not recognized. >> Verify that the #define >> >> statements in the include file ar.h have a list of all valid codes that >> can be specified. >> >> >> >> Yup. Verified. The 8.1 ar.h does not have a list of valid codes J >> >> >> >> Ben Chernys >> Senior Software Architect >> [image: logoSthInc-sm] >> >> Canada / Deutschland >> Mobile: +49 171 380 2329 GMT + 1 + [ DST ] >> Email: [email protected] >> Web: www.softwaretoolhouse.com >> >> We are a BMC Technology Alliance Partner. >> >> >> Check out Software Tool House's free Diary Editor and out Freebies >> >> Section for ITSM 7.6.04, 8.0, and 8.1 Fields spreadsheets. >> >> *Meta-Update**,* our premium ARS Data tool, lets you automate >> your imports, migrations, *in no time at all*, without programming, >> without staging forms, without merge workflow. >> http://www.softwaretoolhouse.com/ >> >> >> >> >> _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: > "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
