Error message

[Ron Hearn]

Years ago, I wrote an error message manual that explained the sometimes
cryptic messages in the application. Most explanations were pretty
straight forward. My favorite message was one the said simply
"Impossible!". The explanation that we came up with was something like
"The system cannot perform this function. Contact your system
administrator". I couldn't determine why the developer ever thought that
was a meaningful message in the first place.

Ron Hearn
Documentation Specialist
MemberDirect(r) Product Development
phone: 604 730 6391
email: rhearn at memberdirect.ca 
website: memberdirect.ca
 

-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+rhearn=cucbc.com at lists.techwr-l.com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+rhearn=cucbc.com at lists.techwr-l.com] On Behalf
Of Writers Book Mall
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:00 AM
To: Evans, Diane L (Rosetta); techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
Subject: Re: Error message

Sounds like a catch-all message for errors that the coder did not
anticipate. 

--- "Evans, Diane L (Rosetta)" <diane_evans at merck.com>
wrote:

> I have an HP All-in-one printer/scanner at home.  I don't use it 
> often, but had a reason to do some scanning last night.
> For whatever reason, I
> couldn't get the scanner to work (although the printer is just fine).

> I received the error message: "Unable to open xxx file.  Bummer 
> error."
> 
> Bummer error?????????  What is that about??????
> 
> Diane Evans


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