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> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Sanderson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:50 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Scan ResponsePosition > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, LeVan,Ralph wrote: > >> Currently our only scan diagnostic is Reponse position out of range. > >> Surely we should also have 'Too many terms requested', details: maximum > >> number of terms. > > > Maybe two versions of that message? The error you describe implies a > fixed > > maximum number of terms. What about the case where you run out of > resources > > (possibly because you never thought you needed a fixed maximum :-) Does > > that deserve a separate diagnostic? > > If you don't have a fixed maximum number of terms, omit the details > section but I think it's the same error condition -- the server couldn't > return all of the terms asked for for some reason. I like that. We'll document that a possible meaning for no details with this diagnostic is that the server doesn't have a fixed maximum and was just unable to deliver all the requested terms. Ralph