Troubleshooting Guide

Using Message Files

During DB2 operations such as importing, exporting, loading, binding, or restoring data, you can specify that message files be created to contain the error, warning, and information messages associated with the operations. Specify the name of these files with the MESSAGES parameter. For information, see the IMPORT, EXPORT, or LOAD commands in the Command Reference or in the Data Movement Utilities Guide and Reference manuals.

These message files are standard ASCII text files. To print them, use the printing procedure for your operating system; to view them, use any ASCII editor.

Note:

You can only view the contents of a message file after the operation is finished. For the load, import, and export utilities, a message file contains only those messages associated with the last operation. Each message in a message file begins on a new line and contains information provided by the DB2 message retrieval facility.