Variables in error message text

Table 4-1 explains the symbols that appear in the text provided with each error message explanation:

Table 4-1: Error text symbols key

Symbol

Stands for

%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