Table 4-1 explains the symbols that appear in the text provided with each error message explanation:
Symbol |
Stands for |
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%d, %D |
Decimal number |
%x,%X,%.*x,%lx, %04x, %08lx |
Hexadecimal number |
%s |
Null-terminated string |
%.*s, %*s, %*.s |
String, usually the name of a particular database object |
%S_type |
Adaptive Server-defined structure |
%c |
Single character |
%f |
Floating-point number |
%ld |
Long decimal |
%lf |
Double floating-point number |