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Informix Error -1394

Cause and resolution

Invalid ixRow object argument for built-in function.

An ixRow argument is expected as the first argument for the built-in functions UNPACKROW() and PACKROWINTO().

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-1394 fires when UNPACKROW() or PACKROWINTO() doesn't receive a valid ixRow object as their first argument — per the official guidance, these two built-in functions specifically require that first argument to be a proper ixRow object.

  1. UNPACKROW()/PACKROWINTO() called with something other than a valid ixRow object as the first argument, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Confirm the first argument passed to UNPACKROW()/PACKROWINTO() is a genuine ixRow object, per the official guidance, and correct the call if not.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented — check the first argument's actual type against the required ixRow object type.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the type of the first argument passed to UNPACKROW()/PACKROWINTO() at the point of failure.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -1394 in this set yet.

UNPACKROW()/PACKROWINTO()'s first argument isn't a valid ixRow object — check and correct the argument.