SAP ABAP SQL EXCEPTIONS

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AB_SQL - Exceptions

Catchable Exceptions
CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB

Reason for error:

A general database error occurred.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_SQL_ERROR

Reason for error:

Error in module RSQL of the database interface.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_INVALID_RSQL

Reason for error:

No data found for the specified key.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_KEY_NOT_FOUND

Reason for error:

Unexpected end of data when accessing a table.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_END_OF_DATA

Reason for error:

The key for a table was not completely specified.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_KEY_NOT_SPECIFIED

Reason for error:

An invalid database cursor was used.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_INVALID_CURSOR

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to access a closed database cursor.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_SQLS_INVALID_CURSOR

Reason for error:

The length of an ABAP target field does not match the size of the database field.

Runtime error:

DBSQL_DBSL_LENGTH_ERROR
CX_SY_DYNAMIC_OSQL_ERROR

CX_SY_DYNAMIC_OSQL_SEMANTICS

Reason for error:

The database column whose values are to be aggregated does not have a numeric type.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_HAVING_AVG_TYPE

Reason for error:

The database column whose values are to be aggregated does not have a numeric type.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_HAVING_SUM_TYPE

Reason for error:

Search pattern not specified in a character literal.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_LIKE_VAL_TYPE

Reason for error:

A token cannot be interpreted as a literal or in the current context of valid variable names.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_ILLEGAL_VALUE and SAPSQL_SET_ILLEGAL_VALUE

Reason for error:

A table name is too long.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_TABNAME_TOO_LONG

Runtime error:

A field name is too long.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_FIELDNAME_TOO_LONG

Reason for error:

No table exists with the specified name.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_INVALID_TABLENAME

Reason for error:

A field name is ambiguous.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_AMBIGUOUS_FIELDNAME

Reason for error:

No column exists with the specified name.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_INVALID_FIELDNAME

Reason for error:

The specified table is not declared as a table or view in the ABAP Dictionary.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_NO_DBTAB_OR_VIEW

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to select the sum of a non-numeric field.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_FIELDLIST_SUM_TYPE

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to select the average of a non-numeric field.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_FIELDLIST_AVG_TYPE

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to create an aggregate function using a LOB column.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_AGGREGATE_LOB

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to sort the values of a LOB column.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_ORDER_BY_LOB

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to use the addition DISTINCT on a LOB column.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_DISTINCT_AND_LOB

Reason for error:

An alias is too long.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_ALIASNAME_TOO_LONG

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to sort the values of a LOB column.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_GROUP_BY_LOB

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to use a LOB column in a logical expression.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_BOUND_LONG_STRING

Reason for error:

A pattern specified in LIKE is too long.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_LIKE_PATTERN_TOO_LONG and SAPSQL_LIKE_PATTERN_TOO_LONG

Reason for error:

A field, whose value is to be changed with + or -, has a non-numeric type

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_SET_PLUS_MINUS_TYPE

CX_SY_DYNAMIC_OSQL_SYNTAX

Reason for error:

An error occurred while parsing a dynamic entry.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_PARSE_ERROR

Reason for error:

The keyword AND is missing after the lower comparison value of BETWEEN.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_BETWEEN_MISSING_AND

Reason for error:

The logical expression has incorrect parentheses.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_HAVING_PARENTHESES

Reason for error:

An unknown aggregate function was found.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_ILLEGAL_AGGREGATE

Reason for error:

The operator IS NULL is not followed by the keyword NULL.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_ILLEGAL_IS_NULL

Reason for error:

The operator IN has incorrect parentheses.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_IN_ILLEGAL_LIST

Reason for error:

The logical expression contains a text field literal that does not have a closing quotation mark.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_LIKE_QUOTES

Reason for error:

The logical expression ends unexpectedly.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_MISSING_LOG_CONDITION

Reason for error:

The Escape character is missing after the addition ESCAPE.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_MISSING_ESCAPE

Reason for error:

An operator is missing in the logical expression.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_MISSING_OPERATOR

Reason for error:

A literal or name of an ABAP variable is missing in the logical expression.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_MISSING_VALUE

Reason for error:

The logical expression has incorrect parentheses.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_PARENTHESES

Reason for error:

The logical expression contains a text field literal that does not have a closing quotation mark.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_QUOTES

Reason for error:

An unknown operator is used in the logical expression.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_WHERE_UNKNOWN_OPERATOR

Reason for error:

An alias is missing.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_MISSING_ALIAS

Reason for error:

A column from the right side of a LEFT OUTER JOIN is used in a WHERE condition.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_ACCESS_TO_RHS_TABLE

Reason for error:

Syntax error when the addition CREATING was specified dynamically.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_NO_LOB_COLUMN

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_TWICE_DEFINITION

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_UNION_POSSIBLE

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_MISSING_FOR_COLUMNS

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_OTHER_ONLY_AT_THE_END
The following exceptions can only occur when using the statement UPDATE:

Reason for error:

An attempt was made to change a database field using an operator other than + or -.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_SET_NOT_PLUS_MINUS

Reason for error:

An unknown operator was used in the statement SET .

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_SET_UNKNOWN_OPERATOR

Reason for error:

A literal or name of an ABAP variable is missing in the statement SET.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_SET_MISSING_VALUE

Reason for error:

The statement SET contains a text field literal that does not have a closing quotation mark.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_SET_QUOTES
CX_SY_SQL_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE

Reason for error:

A database feature is used that is not supported by the current database system.

Runtime error:

SAPSQL_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE

Non-catchable Exceptions

Reason for error:

Invalid call of the database interface.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_INVALID_REQUEST

Reason for error:

Insufficient memory is available for the statement.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_NO_MEMORY

Reason for error:

Data area passed is too short for access to the table.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_BUFFER_TOO_SHORT

Reason for error:

The structure of a table is inconsistent with the dictionary.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_DDIC_INCONSISTENT

Reason for error:

The sort order specified for a table is not possible.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_SORT_ORDER

Reason for error:

Error when accessing the buffer of a table.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_BUFFER_ERROR

Reason for error:

A table is not known or does not exist.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_TABLE_UNKNOWN

Reason for error:

Internal error when accessing a table.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_INTERNAL_ERROR

Reason for error:

Unexpected return code when accessing a table.

Runtime error:

DBIF_RSQL_UNEXPECTED_CODE
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