Error 617

"Calling functions outside the database server is not supported"

Item	Description
SQLCode	-617L
Constant	EXTERNAL_CALLS_NOT_SUPPORTED
SQLState	WW003
ODBC 2 State	ERROR
ODBC 3 State	ERROR
Sybase Error Code	2220
Severity Code	16

Probable cause

You attempted to call a stored procedure that, in turn, calls a function in a dynamically loaded module. The operating system on which this stored procedure was called does not support such an action.