Types of Messages

Warning Messages

Warning messages are followed by DBWARN and a number enclosed in parentheses. For example:

   Output will be truncated.  (DBWARN 1)

Warnings do not cause your program or command to be aborted, but the entire command or the incorrect part of the command is either ignored by ALLBASE/SQL or modified by ALLBASE/SQL so that command processing may continue. In some cases, the transaction may be completed in a way other than intended and will need to be corrected. In other cases, warning messages are informational in nature and thus require no action to be taken. This manual will inform the user whether action needs to be taken or not.

Error Messages

Error messages are followed by DBERR and a number enclosed in parentheses. For example:

   Number of copies must be in the range 1..20.  (DBERR 5)

Errors are usually caused by a user's attempting to perform a command with invalid information or without the required capability or authority.

There are three basic types of errors. ALLBASE/SQL responds to them differently depending on the severity of the error.