In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “3228 SHOWLABEL failed for physical location name location-name. SHOWLABEL supports only the data forks of SQL/MX tables, views, and indexes.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
3228 SHOWLABEL failed for physical location name location-name. SHOWLABEL supports only the data forks of SQL/MX tables, views, and indexes.
Reason for the Error
SHOWLABEL supports only the physical names of data forks of SQL/MX objects (physical location names that end in “00”). SHOWLABEL does not support resource forks.
Solution
Reissue the command with a valid location name