Variables in Error Message Text

The following table lists the symbolic constants that appear in the error message text provided with each error message explanation:

**Table 3-1: Error message text variables and meanings**
Symbol	Stands For
%d,%D	Decimal number
%x, %X, %.*x, %lx, %04x, %08lx	Hexadecimal number
%s	Null-terminated string
%.s, %s, %*.s	String, usually the name of a particular database object
%S_type	Sybase-defined structure
%c	Single character
%f	Floating-point number
%ld	Long decimal number
%lf	Double floating-point number