The message help command provides full message
text that is associated with the unique message identifier. The message
help command must be issued from the DB2® command
line processor (CLP).
Procedure
- To issue message help command for a unique message identifier,
open the command line processor and enter one of the following commands:
? XXXnnnnn
where XXX represents
a valid message identifier prefix and nnnnn represents
a valid message number.For example, when you issue the ?
SQL30081 command, the full SQL30081N message
text is returned.
? nnnnn
where nnnnn represents
a valid message number.For example, when you issue the ?
30081 command, the full SQL30081N message
text is returned.
- To issue message help command for an SQLSTATE message,
open the command line processor and enter one of the following commands:
? nnnnn
where nnnnn is
a five-digit SQLSTATE (alphanumeric) value.For example, when you
issue the ? 58005 command, the message text that
is associated with the SQLSTATE code 58005 is returned.
? nn
The nn represents
the two-digit SQLSTATE class code (first two digits of the SQLSTATE
value).For example, when you issue the ? 58 command,
the message text that is associated with the SQLSTATE class 58 is
returned.