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Informix Error -12012: Smart Large Objects: Cannot delete entry in arcrec table.

Cause and resolution

Smart Large Objects: Cannot delete entry in arcrec table.

If this error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-12012 is an internal error — per the official guidance, no user-facing cause is documented beyond a failure deleting an entry in the internal arcrec (archive record) table.

  1. An internal failure deleting an entry in the arcrec table, per the official guidance — no further detail given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If this error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs — this is an internal error with no documented user-actionable cause.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -12004 — "Smart Large Objects: Cannot add entry to arcreg table." A related internal archive-table error, on the arcreg table's add operation.

An internal failure occurred deleting an entry in the arcrec table — report recurrences to IBM Informix Technical Support.