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Re: Internal Trap Error
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:45:16 -0700
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> **** INTERNAL TRAP
> Instruction PAGE Fault
> [VSM] Invalid Pointer Error
> ABORT: PROGRAM.GROUP.ACCOUNT
> NM PROG  779.03040000 $RECOVER_END+$302f640
>
> Program terminated in an error state. (CIERR 976)

Smells like a stack overwrite, which causes some called routine to
return off into non-existent space. A trashed data pointer will
generally cause a "Data Memory Protection Trap".

> And what is VSM ? Virtual System Memory ?

Virtual Space Manager.


Steve Dirickson   WestWin Consulting
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