a parsing routine cannot parse
        a date.  Internally it is defined as -1218 (the
        <span class="productname">Informix</span> definition).
       </p></dd><dt id="ECPG-INFORMIX-CONSTANTS-ECPG-INFORMIX-EXTRA-CHARS"><span class="term"><code class="literal">ECPG_INFORMIX_EXTRA_CHARS</code></span> <a href="#ECPG-INFORMIX-CONSTANTS-ECPG-INFORMIX-EXTRA-CHARS" class="id_link">#</a></dt><dd><p>
        Functions return this value if a parsing routine is passed extra
        characters it cannot parse.  I