The GET DIAGNOSTICS statement
The GET DIAGNOSTICS
statement is a good way to show the structure of the diagnostics area because it can copy each value into a variable.
It has a verbose and an error-prone syntax, but it is the only way to analyze the diagnostics area within a stored program. In fact, SHOW WARNINGS
returns a result set to the client but does not allow the SQL code to access it. The HANDLER
block is executed when an exact error or a class of errors occurs, but it does not provide information about the problem. The reader is expected to be familiar with the stored programs. However, some examples of the use of GET DIAGNOSTICS
are useful to demonstrate the contents of the diagnostics area.
First, let's populate the diagnostics area with ...
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