DBCHERR
DBCHERR retrieves error text corresponding to the CLI error code.
Parameters
DBCHERR (ErrorCode, dbcptr, ErrPtr)
where:
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The parameter... |
Is the... |
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ErrorCode |
Four-byte integer error code |
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dbcptr |
Pointer to the area allocated by the application for use as DBCAREA. The application program and CLI share the DBCAREA and use it for input of values to CLI and output of values from CLI.
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ErrPtr |
Pointer to a structure to receive error codes. This structure is defined in COPTYPES.H, and has the following format: typedef struct err_code {
int e_class;
int e_reason;
long e_syst;
} *errpt_t;
This argument is optional and should be NULL if no specific error code information is desired. |
Usage Notes
1 There are two methods of retrieving error text:
Method 1: msg_text in DBCAREA
When dbcptr->dbciMsgP is NULL, retrieved error text is stored in the msg_text buffer in DBCAREA up to 76 bytes and its length is stored in the dbcptr->msg_len. For more information, refer to Message Text and Message Length in Chapter 5: DBCAREA
Method 2: dbciMsgP in DBCAREA
If dbcptr->dbciMsgP is NOT NULL and dbcptr->dbciMsgM > 0, retrieved error text is stored in the memory area pointed by dbciptr->dbciMsgP and its length is stored in dbcptr->dbcoMsgL. Applications are responsible for allocation and deallocation of the memory. For more information, refer to Message Area Pointer and Message Length Returned in Chapter 5: DBCAREA.
2 DBCHINI() and DBCHCL() functions return both error code and error text. Therefore, applications do not need to call DBCHERR() to retrieve error text after calling those functions.
Examples
Method 1:
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struct DBCAREA dbc;
Int32 result = DBCHWL(...);
dbc.dbciMsgP = NULL;
if (DBCHERR(result, &dbc, NULL) != 0)
{
printf("Error Text is %.*s\n", dbc.msg_len, dbc.msg_text);
}
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Method 2:
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struct DBCAREA dbc;
Int32 result = DBCHWL(...);
dbc.dbciMsgP = (char *)malloc(200);
dbc.dbciMsgM = 200;
if (DBCHERR(result, &dbc, NULL) != 0)
{
printf("Error Text is %.*s\n", dbc.dbcoMsgL, dbc.dbciMsgP);
}
free(dbc.dbciMsgP);
dbc.dbciMsgP = NULL;
dbc.dbciMsgM = 0;
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