Re: Error 208: Shared memory problem

In article <19970913234200.TAA11796@ladder01.news.aol.com>, SaTriGuy <satriguy@aol.com> writes >>I am using a newly configured Informix install on a RISC running >>AIX4.1.2 and every time I try to join mor than three tables in an SQL >>statment, I get an error 208. >> >>I have spent close to 20 hours on the phone with five different tech >>support folks at Informix and none of >>them were able to help me or >>reproduce the problem. I have the same code running on another machine >>without the error. > > >If this is a 7.2 installation, you can try the following - >onmode -I 208. This will produce an af.xxx file containing the stack when>the error occurs. > Is this documented - I cannot see it in the 7.2 Online Admin Guide. >Also, if you are able to reproduce the problem at will, a SQLIDEBUG >session might help to determine if the error is being generated on the >engine or client side. > How does this work? >Finally, if the front-line engineer is unable to provide the support that >you need, simply request to speak with their manager. > >You could be running into a configuration issue, a physical memory >limitation issue, a bug, or somthing else. > > > > > >Madison Pruet -- David Williams