Server Error Messages 200 - 299

Number

Severity

Text and Explanation

201

16

 Procedure %.*s expects parameter %.*s, which was not supplied.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.

202

11

 Internal error -- Unable to open table at query execution time.

Explanation: Command failed. There may be a Adaptive Server problem. Contact Sybase Technical Support. (This error is not raised in Release 11.1 and higher.)

203

16

 The name `%.*s' is not a valid identifier.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.

204

20

 Normalization error; node %s

Explanation: Adaptive Server encountered an internal error affecting the current process. Reconnect to Adaptive Server. Report the error to your System Administrator so dbcc diagnostics can be run.

205

16

 All queries in a SQL statement containing set operators must have an equal number of expressions in their target lists.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

206

16

 Operand type clash: %s is incompatible with %s

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

207

16

 Invalid column name `%.*s'.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 207.

208

16

 %.*s not found. Specify owner.objectname or use sp_help to check whether the object exists (sp_help may produce lots of output).

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 208.

209

16

 Ambiguous column name %.*s

Explanation: Command failed. Check syntax and semantics. A column name may need the full table specification or alias.

210

16

 Syntax error converting DATETIME from BINARY/VARBINARY string.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

211

16

 Syntax error converting SMALLDATETIME from BINARY/VARBINARY string.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

212

16

 Expression result length exceeds maximum: max - %d  found - %d

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

213

16

 Insert error: column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 213.

214

16

 Cannot convert parameter %.*s to type %.*s expected by procedure.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

216

20

 Attempt to automatically drop temporary table failed.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 216.

217

16

 Maximum stored procedure nesting level exceeded (limit %d).

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

218

16

 Given parameter %.*s is too large; maximum size for this parameter is %d bytes.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

219

16

 Print format failed to match with a result column.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

220

16

 Arithmetic overflow error for type %s, value =  %ld.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

221

16

 Column of type (%s) does not allow nulls. It may not be compared with null.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

222

20

 Unintelligible query plan step encountered.

Explanation: Adaptive Server encountered an internal error affecting the current process. Reconnect to Adaptive Server. Report the error to your System Administrator so dbcc diagnostics can be run.

223

11

 Object %ld specified as a default for tabid %ld, colid %d is missing or not of type default.

Explanation: Command failed. Check your database for the object not found and re-enter the command with the correct name.

224

11

 Object %d specified as a rule/check constraint for tabid %d, colid %d is missing or not of type default.

Explanation: Command failed. Check your database for the object not found and re-enter the command with the correct name.

225

11

 Cannot run query--referenced object (name %.*s) dropped during query optimization.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 225.

226

16

 %s command not allowed within multi-statement transaction.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 226.

227

16

 Arithmetic overflow error ocurred while converting the string `%.*s' to type %s.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

228

14

 Query is based on a view that no longer exists (id = %ld)--cannot run.

Explanation: Command failed. Check your Adaptive Server environment for the object not found and re-enter the command with the correct name. (This error is not raised in Adaptive Server 11.1 and higher.)

229

14

 %s permission denied on object %S_OBJID, database %S_DBID, owner %.*s

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 229.

230

14

 %s permission denied on column %.*s of object %S_OBJID, database %S_DBID, owner %.*s

Explanation: You do not have the permission to execute this command. Have the object owner or a user with the needed role run this command.

231

11

 Getdefault: no such default. id=%ld dbid=%d

Explanation: Command failed. Check your database for the object not found and re-enter the command with the correct name.

232

16

 Arithmetic overflow error for type %s, value = %f.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 232.

233

16

 The column %.*s in table %.*s does not allow null values.%S_EED

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 233.

234

16

 There is insufficient result space to convert MONEY value to CHAR.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

235

16

 Precision error during %S_MSG conversion of %s value `%s' to a %s field.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

236

16

 The conversion from CHAR to MONEY resulted in a MONEY overflow error.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

237

16

 There is insufficient result space to convert MONEY value to %s.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

238

16

 There is insufficient result space to convert %s value (= %d) to MONEY.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

239

16

 Table `%.*s' does not exist.  Please refer to sysobjects for correct name.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.

240

16

 There is insufficient result space to convert DATETIME value to CHAR.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

241

16

 Scale error during %S_MSG conversion of %s value `%s' to a %s field.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

242

16

 The conversion of CHAR to DATETIME resulted in a DATETIME value out of range.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

243

16

 Type `%.*s' is not a defined system type.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

244

16

 The conversion of CHAR value `%.*s' overflowed an INT1 field, use a larger integer field.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

245

16

 Domain error during %S_MSG conversion of %s value `%s' to a %s field.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

246

16

 The conversion of CHAR value `%.*s' overflowed an INT2 field, use a larger integer field.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

247

16

 Arithmetic overflow during %S_MSG conversion of %s value `%s' to a %s field .

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 247.

248

16

 The conversion of CHAR value `%.*s' overflowed an INT4 field. Maximum integer value exceeded.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

249

16

 Syntax error during %S_MSG conversion of %s value `%s' to a %s field.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

251

16

 Unable to allocate ancillary table for query optimization.  Maximum number of tables in a query (%d) exceeded.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

252

16

 Can't group by a bit field.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

253

16

Maximum number of group-by expressions exceeded. Limit is %d, found %d aggregate expressions. 

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

254

16

 Maximum number of columns in a work table (%d) exceeded.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

255

16

 Size of row in the worktable for grouped aggregate, %d bytes, exceeds the maximum row size (%d bytes). Cannot run this query.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

256

16

 The data type `%s' is invalid for the %s function.  Allowed types are: CHAR/VARCHAR and BINARY/VARBINARY.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

257

16

 Implicit conversion from datatype `%s' to `%s' is not allowed.  Use the CONVERT function to run this query.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

258

20

 Database `%.*s' missing during query recompile.

Explanation: Adaptive Server encountered an internal error affecting the current process. Reconnect to Adaptive Server. Report the error to your System Administrator so dbcc diagnostics can be run.

259

16

Ad-hoc updates to system catalogs not enabled. A user with System Security Officer (SSO) role must reconfigure  system to allow this.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 259.

261

16

 `%.*s' is not a recognized global variable.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

262

16

 %s permission denied, database %S_DBID, owner %.*s

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. The command violates a permission or privilege restriction. Check the command and working database context.

263

16

 Must specify table to SELECT * FROM.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.

264

16

 Column name %.*s appears more than once in the result column list.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

265

16

 Insufficient result space for %S_MSG conversion of %s value `%s' to a %s field.

Explanation: See the writeup for Error 265. If this error was raised when using a system stored procedure on large databases or devices, it may be due to an Adaptive Server problem. Contact Sybase Technical Support to upgrade to a version in which the problem is resolved.

266

16

 Transaction count after EXECUTE indicates that a COMMIT or ROLLBACK TRAN is missing. Previous count = %ld, Current count = %ld.

Explanation: Check command syntax for missing COMMIT or ROLLBACK TRANSACTION. Use @@trancount in stored procedures to check transaction count.

267

16

 Object `%.*s' cannot be found.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

268

16

 You can't run SELECT INTO in this database. Please check with the Database Owner.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 268.

269

16

 NULL value cannot be specified for conversion from datatype `%s' to `%s'.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

270

16

 Table `%.*s' can't be modified.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

272

16

 Can't update a TIMESTAMP column.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

273

10

 Warning: A non-null value cannot be inserted into a TIMESTAMP column by the user. The database timestamp value has been inserted into the TIMESTAMP field instead.

Explanation: This is an informational message. Unless otherwise specified, no action is required. Contact your System Administrator about any warning issued in the message.

274

20

 A SYSTEM exception was raised with an unrecognized minor number %d.

Explanation: Adaptive Server encountered an internal error affecting the current process. Reconnect to Adaptive Server. Report the error to your System Administrator so dbcc diagnostics can be run.

276

16

 The parameter `%.*s' in the procedure `%.*s' was not declared as an OUTPUT parameter.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.

277

16

There was a transaction active when exiting the stored procedure `%.*s'. The temporary table `%.*s' was dropped in this transaction either explicitly or implicitly. This transaction has been aborted to prevent database corruption.

Explanation: Refer to the writeup for Error 277.

278

16

TEXT, IMAGE and off-row Java datatypes may not be used in a GROUP BY clause.                                                                                                                                                                                     

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

279

16

 TEXT and IMAGE datatypes and off-row Java datatypes are invalid in this subquery or aggregate expression.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

280

16

 Only TEXT and IMAGE datatypes are valid with the TEXTPTR function.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

281

16

 %d is not a valid style number when converting from DATETIME to a character string.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

282

10

 Procedure `%.*s' attempted to return a status of NULL, which is not allowed.  A status of 0 will be returned instead.

Explanation: This is an informational message. Unless otherwise specified, no action is required. Contact your System Administrator about any warning issued in the message.

283

16

 You can't use browse mode with DBLIB 2.0 -- you must upgrade to DBLIB 4.0 in order to run this query.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

284

16

 Rules may not be bound to TEXT or IMAGE datatypes.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

285

16

 READTEXT and WRITETEXT commands may not be used with views.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Rewrite the command to conform to the requirement specified in the error message.

286

16

 The logical tables INSERTED and DELETED may not be updated.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

287

16

 %s command not allowed within a trigger.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

288

16

 The PATINDEX function operates on CHAR, VARCHAR, and TEXT datatypes only.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Check your command for missing or incorrect database objects, variable names, and/or input data.

290

16

 Trace 3604 is illegal within a stored procedure.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

291

16

 Access to sysgams is disallowed.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. The command violates a permission or privilege restriction. Check the command and working database context.

292

16

 There is insufficient result space to convert SMALLMONEY value to CHAR.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

294

16

 The conversion from CHAR to SMALLMONEY resulted in a SMALLMONEY overflow error.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

296

16

 The conversion of CHAR to SMALLDATETIME resulted in a SMALLDATETIME value out of range.

Explanation: Command failed due to invalid or illegal request. Check syntax, semantics, and permissions. Take any corrective action indicated by message.

297

16

 There is insufficient result space to convert SMALLDATETIME value to CHAR.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.

298

16

 The conversion from DATETIME to SMALLDATETIME resulted in a SMALLDATETIME overflow error.

Explanation: Adaptive Server could not perform the requested action. Modify your command to meet the Adaptive Server requirement for the objects or variables shown in the error message.