Informix Error -14573: SS: bogus iterator direction.
Cause and resolution
SS: bogus iterator direction.
Communication Support Services internal error.
Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor and have the following information available: CSS configuration files and sqlhosts information for both the client and the database server.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-14573 fires when Communication Support Services (CSS) hits an internal error involving an invalid iterator direction — per the official guidance. (The live catalog's own title text is missing its leading "C", reading "SS: bogus iterator direction." rather than "CSS: ..." — transcribed here exactly as published.)
- A CSS internal error involving an invalid iterator direction, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.
Solutions / Resolution
- Contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor, per the official guidance,
with the CSS configuration files and
sqlhostsinformation for both the client and the database server available.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.
Diagnostic Checks
- Gather the CSS configuration files and
sqlhostsinformation for both sides of the connection before escalating.
Related Errors / Related Topics
No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -14573 in this set yet.
A CSS internal error involved an invalid iterator direction — gather the CSS configuration
and sqlhosts details and contact IBM Informix Technical Support or the CSM vendor.