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Informix Error -1122

-1122 Incompatible message file.

The message file that is named in the most-recently executed OPTIONS HELP FILE statement was not acceptable. Possibly it has been corrupted in some way. Possibly the OPTIONS statement named the message source file instead of the compiled message file (the output of mkmessage). Possibly the file was compiled with an outdated version of the mkmessage utility. Recompile the message file with the current version of the utility, and review the program source to make sure that it names the correct file.

For 4GL programs, -1229 replaces this error.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-1122 fires when the message file referenced in an OPTIONS HELP FILE statement is corrupted or invalid — per the official guidance, -1229 is the equivalent error for 4GL programs specifically.

  1. A corrupted message file, per the official guidance's named possibility.
  2. The source .msg file referenced instead of the compiled mkmessage output, per the official guidance — a source/build-output confusion.
  3. A message file compiled with an outdated mkmessage utility version, per the official guidance — a version-compatibility mismatch.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Recompile the message file using the current mkmessage utility version, per the official guidance.
  2. Verify the program source references the correct (compiled) file, per the official guidance, not the .msg source.
Examples
Recompiling and checking the reference
$ mkmessage order_help.msg order_help.iem

OPTIONS HELP FILE "order_help"
-- correct: references the compiled order_help.iem, not order_help.msg
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Confirm the OPTIONS HELP FILE statement references the compiled message file, not its .msg source.
  2. Recompile with the current mkmessage version if the file might be stale or corrupted.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -1120 — "Message file not found." A related help-message error, about the file being missing entirely rather than found but invalid.
  • -1121 — "Message number not found in message file." A related help-message error, about a specific number missing from an otherwise-valid file.
  • -1229 — The 4GL-program equivalent of this same incompatible-message-file condition.

The message file is corrupted, or the wrong (source vs. compiled) file is referenced — recompile with the current mkmessage and verify the reference (see -1229 for the 4GL-program equivalent).