Informix Error -12806: Unable to build row descriptor.

Reasons / Common Causes

-12806 fires when an error occurs building a row descriptor for use by an access-method routine — per the official guidance.

1. An internal failure building the row descriptor, 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 this error family's general pattern — no specific user-facing remedy is documented for this internal condition.

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

• -12800 — "Unsuspected internal error." The general form of internal access-method data inconsistency this row-descriptor failure is a specific instance of.

An error occurred building a row descriptor for an access-method routine — an internal condition; report recurrences to IBM Informix Technical Support.