To answer this question, let's analyze the SQL statement step by step:
The SQL statement is as follows:
SELECT LPAD(salary, 10, *) FROM EMP WHERE EMP_ID = 1001;
The LPAD function in SQL is used to pad a string or number with a specific character to a specified length. In this case, the salary column is being padded with "*" characters to a length of 10.
The WHERE clause specifies that only the row where EMP_ID is equal to 1001 should be selected.
Given that the employee with EMP_ID 1001 has a salary of 17000, let's evaluate the statement:
SELECT LPAD(17000, 10, *) FROM EMP WHERE EMP_ID = 1001;
The LPAD function will pad the salary value of 17000 with "*" characters to a length of 10:
17000*****
Hence, the correct answer is D - An error statement. This is because the SQL statement is syntactically incorrect due to the use of an asterisk (*) as the padding character instead of a valid character or string.