Errors and Warnings

If you include the -c option, dbimport ignores the following errors:

• A data row that contains too many columns
• Inability to put a lock on a table
• Inability to release a lock

Even if you use the -c option, dbimport interrupts processing if one of the following fatal errors occurs:

• Unable to open the tape device specified
• Bad writes to the tape or disk
• Invalid command parameters
• Cannot open database or no system permission
• Cannot convert the data

The dbimport utility creates a file of messages called dbimport.out in the current directory. This file contains any error messages and warnings that are related to dbimport processing. The same information is also written to the standard output unless you specify the -q option.