This run-time message indicates that the format string used in an astronomical token or a planetary token, to specify how the resulting time should be displayed, is incorrectly formed.

 

➢This message, which refers to the format specified for the token's resulting time to be displayed, should not be confused with message 187135 which refers to an error in the time format at which a planetary or astronomical token should be calculated.

 

This message will usually be supplemented with an explanation, such as the ones below:

 

•Improperly placed decimal separator

•Improperly placed number of decimals

•No decimal separator before number of decimals

•+ sign only allowed at the beginning of the formatting string

•Invalid formatting character

•Multiple decimal separators in format string

•Unterminated double quotes string

•Format string refers to both hours and degrees

•Missing format for minutes

•Cannot have minutes or seconds formatting after decimal hours

•Cannot have minutes or seconds formatting after decimal degrees

•Cannot have seconds formatting after decimal minutes

•Unexpected formatting combination

 

Please refer to the topic on the formatting of astronomical and planetary tokens, or contact technical support for assistance.

 

Another option is not to use any formatting string, in which case the default internal format string will be used, and then you can use a sara to tweak the result.

 

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Topic 187105, last updated on 22-Feb-2023