◄Detail► ◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Interrupt: 21h Function: 59h Title: Get Extended Error Information [Version 3.0+] See also: Set Extended Error Information Description: Obtains detailed error information after a previous unsuccessful Int 21h function call, including the recommended remedial action. Input Output AH = 59h AX = Extended error code BX = 00h See: ◄Error codes► BH = Error class 01h (if out of resource (such as storage or handles)) 02h (if not error, but temporary situation (such as locked region in file) that can be expected to end) 03h (if authorization problem) 04h (if internal error in system software) 05h (if hardware failure) 06h (if system software failure not the fault of the active process (such as missing configuration files) 07h (if application program error) 08h (if file or item not found) 09h (if file or item of invalid type or format) 0Ah (10) (if file or item interlocked) 0Bh (11) (if wrong disk in drive, bad spot on disk, or storage medium problem) 0Ch (12) (if other error) BL = Recommended action 01h Retry reasonable number of times, then prompt user to select abort or ignore 02h Retry reasonable number of times with delay between retries, then prompt user to select abort or ignore 03h Get corrected information from user (typically caused by incorrect filename or drive specification) 04h Abort application with cleanup (terminate the program in as orderly a manner as possible, releasing locks, closing files, ...) 05h Perform immediate exit without cleanup 06h Ignore error 07h Retry after user intervention to remove cause of error CH = Error locus 01h Unknown 02h Block device (disk or disk emulator) 03h Network 04h Serial device 05h Memory And for MS-DOS versions 3.0+ ES:DI = ASCIIZ volume label of disk to insert, if AX = 0022h (invalid disk change) -♦-