Message Length - Call-Level Interface Version 2

Teradata® Call-Level Interface Version 2 Reference for Workstation-Attached Systems

Product
Call-Level Interface Version 2
Release Number
17.10
Published
October 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-11-02
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

Usage Notes

The Message Length field is the length of the message in Message Text.

Language Variable Name
COBOL: DBCAREA-MSG-LEN
C: DBCAREA.H: msg_len
Routine Action Taken
DBCHINI: writes
DBCHCL: writes
Used by Action Taken
application program reads

Message Length is available after every call to DBCHCL, even those with return code of zero.

If the Message Area Pointer is specified, this value is not returned.