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# Native Error Numbers
  For errors that occur in the data source (returned by [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]), the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Native Client ODBC driver returns the native error number returned to it by [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. For errors detected by the driver, the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Native Client ODBC driver returns a native error number of 0. For more information about a list of native error numbers, see the error column of the **sysmessages** system table in the **master** database in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 For information about the state error codes, see [SQLSTATE (ODBC Error Codes)](sqlstate-odbc-error-codes.md). For errors returned by the Net-Library, the native error number is from the underlying network software.  
  
## See Also  
 [Handling Errors and Messages](handling-errors-and-messages.md)