Displaying detailed Informix® error messages

Use the finderr command to display more detailed error messages whenever you encounter database server errors.

This topic contains steps for both Windows and UNIX.

Windows

About this task

The command is available in the subdirectory of your Rational® Synergy installation as follows:

CCM_HOME\informix\bin

Procedure

  1. Run this command on an installation that includes the Admin Tools (that is, main server or additional server).

    Its usage is finderr message_number.

  2. Type the following commands to receive a descriptive error message for error 131:
    > CCM_HOME\informix\setenv.cmd
    > finderr -131

    A Windows help dialog box displays the output:

    -131
    
    ISAM error: no free disk space.
    
    There is not enough contiguous free disk space to complete 
    the current operation. C-ISAM programs: If transaction logging
    is in use, roll back the current transaction. Make some disk space
    available and run the program again. SQL products: Roll back the
    current transaction if possible. Contact the system administrator
    in regard to acquiring more disk space for databases.

UNIX

About this task

Any user can run this command.

The command is available in the subdirectory of your Rational Synergy installation as follows:

$CCM_HOME/informix/bin

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the Informix bin directory is in your path.
  2. Type the command syntax as follows:

    $ finderr message_number

    For example, the following command displays a description of error 131:

    $ finderr 131


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