sys.messages (Transact-SQL)
Contains a row for each message_id or language_id of the error messages in the system, for both system-defined and user-defined messages. For more information, see sp_addmessage (Transact-SQL).
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
message_id |
int |
ID of the message. Is unique across server. Message IDs less than 50000 are system messages. |
language_id |
smallint |
Language ID for which the text in text is used, as defined in syslanguages. This is unique for a specified message_id. |
severity |
tinyint |
Severity level of the message, between 1 and 25. This is the same for all message languages within a message_id. |
is_event_logged |
bit |
1 = Message is event-logged when an error is raised. This is the same for all message languages within a message_id. |
text |
nvarchar(2048) |
Text of the message used when the corresponding language_id is active. |
See Also
Reference
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Messages (for Errors) Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Other Resources
Exception Message Box Programming
SQL Server Error Messages
Database Engine Events and Errors