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<refentry xml:id="function.ifx-error" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>ifx_error</refname>
  <refpurpose>Returns error code of last Informix call</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>string</type><methodname>ifx_error</methodname>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>resource</type><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Returns in a string one character describing the general results of a
   statement and both SQLSTATE and SQLCODE associated with the most recent
   SQL statement executed.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>link_identifier</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The link identifier.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The Informix error codes (SQLSTATE &amp; SQLCODE) formatted as
   <literal>x [SQLSTATE = aa bbb SQLCODE=cccc]</literal>.
  </para>
  <para>
   where x = space : no error
  </para>
  <para>
   E : error
  </para>
  <para>
   N : no more data
  </para>
  <para>
   W : warning
  </para>
  <para>
   ? : undefined
  </para>
  <para>
   If the "x" character is anything other than space, SQLSTATE and
   SQLCODE describe the error in more detail.
  </para>
  <para>
   See the Informix manual for the description of SQLSTATE and
   SQLCODE
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>ifx_errormsg</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

</refentry>

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