1486959 - What does the error: "Details: Database Vendor Code: -nnnn" mean?

• Using Crystal Reports SDK for VS .NET
• On occasion, the application returns the error; Database Vendor Code: -nnnn (nnn being a numeric value)
• When using the RDC SDK in VB 6, a more meaningful error is displayed

• Since version 9 of Crystal Reports ANSII 92 standards rules apply, meaning that the database engine simply passes what the database client provides
• This was a "By Design" decision as due to the vast amount of errors possible and the vast amount of database clients, interpreted errors were difficult to maintain

Use a try/catch block and create your own error table according to your database client error codes and pass that to the users

• Note that the RDC SDK is not supported in VS .NET
• For more information see the blog Use of the Report Designer Component (RDC) in VS .NET

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