16 IBM Informix OnLine Database Server Administrator’s Guide
Error Message Files
Themessages numbered -1 to -100 can be platform-dependent. If the message
text for a message in this range does not apply to your platform, check the
operating system documentation for the precise meaning of the message
number.
The finderr Script
Use thefinderr script to display one or more error messages, and their
correctiveactions, on the terminal screen. The finderr script has the following
syntax:
You can specify any number of error messages perfinderr command. The
finderr command copies all the specified messages and their corrective
actions to standard output.
For example, to display the -359 error message, you can enter the following
command:
finderr -359
Thefollowing example demonstrates how to specify a list of error messages.
Thisexample also pipes the output to the UNIX more command to control the
display. You can also redirect the output to another file so that you can save
or print the error messages:
finderr 233 107 113 134 143 144 154 | more
msg_num is the number of the error message to display.
finderr
-
+
msg_num