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  <command>
    <title>Error</title>
    <short_description>return an error message</short_description>

    <description>
This function returns an error labeled with the string S.
To get S use <ttref>GetErrMesg</ttref>.

<example>
  Define T(N)
    If Type(N) &lt;&gt; INT Then Error(<quotes>Argument must be an integer.</quotes>) EndIf;
    Return Mod(N,5);
  EndDefine;
  T(1/3);

-------------------------------
ERROR: Argument must be an integer.
CONTEXT: Error(<quotes>Argument must be an integer.</quotes>)
-------------------------------
  T(7);
2
-------------------------------
</example>
    </description>

    <syntax>
Error(S:STRING):ERROR
</syntax>

    <see>Catch</see>
    <see>GetErrMesg</see>

    <type>error</type>

    <key>error</key>
  </command>