# Error reporting in simPCT 4.5

**URL:** <http://discourse.iapct.org/t/error-reporting-in-simpct-4-5/4000>\
**Category:** CSG2002\
**Created:** [July 6, 2002, 4:25pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/error-reporting-in-simpct-4-5/4000 "2002-07-06T16:25:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill\_Powers1](http://discourse.iapct.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bill\_Powers1](http://discourse.iapct.org/u/Bill_Powers1)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2002, 4:25pm UTC](http://discourse.iapct.org/t/error-reporting-in-simpct-4-5/4000/1 "2002-07-06T16:25:38Z")

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[From Bill Powers (2002.07.06.1020 MDT)]

When you run Simcn45b from DOS, so exiting returns you to a DOS screen,  
errors are reported by being printed out on the screen. If you run from a  
shortcut icon, you don't get to see that screen, so you don't see error  
messages.

When the time constant is omitted from an amplifier statement, the error  
reported is "divide by zero error", which is the \_effect\_ of the syntax  
error but not its \_cause\_. Future versions of SimPCT will address that  
problem.

Note that I'm referring to this program as SimPCT, even though the  
distributions files still have other names. This, too, shall pass.

Best,

Bill P.