In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “20734 Error error number was returned by CONVERTTIMESTAMP while trying to obtain local civil time.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
20734 Error error number was returned by CONVERTTIMESTAMP while trying to obtain local civil time.
Reason for the Error
When processing COMMIT BEFORE or COMMIT AFTER clauses, the MODIFY command encountered an error number from the CONVERTTIMESTAMP Guardian procedure when converting the current time to local civil time.
Solution
See the Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual topic CONVERTTIMESTAMP Procedure for the meaning of error number and possible recovery actions