RE: Retrieve SQLCODE descriptions programmatically?

>I suppose the old standby - DSPMSGD OUPUT(*PRINT), then CPYSPLF, then
>massage that for the data fields.


Vernon

Ah, No,  Do what Walden said,  then do a RTVMSG bring it back
and substitute your variables for the &1 &2 in the MSGDTA
using %REPLACE BIF.

Not that hard.

As a Side tip,  DSPMSG is one of the Rare CL commands that you can over
ride the print file to a PF. Like this;

 OVRPRTF    FILE(QPMSGD) TOFILE(MY_PF)

then do a

DSPMSGD    RANGE(*ALL) MSGF(&MSGFLIB/&MSGF) OUTPUT(*PRINT)

and have the result go directly to a PF that you can look at.

Done that many times.

I have an inquiry where I can search and find out which
MSGID's have (say)  'Invalid Customer" somewhere in the
text by doing the above.


John Carr
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I suppose the old standby - DSPMSGD OUPUT(*PRINT), then CPYSPLF, then
massage that for the data fields.

At 02:32 PM 4/11/02 -0400, you wrote:
>SQLCODE translates to message id's as follows:
>
>Take absolute value of SQLCODE
>Represent that as a 5 digit number
>If the leading digit is zero change it to an 'L'
>Prepend 'SQ' and you have the message ID.
>