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Informix Error -16315: Missing ).

Cause and resolution

Missing ).

Either you omitted a right parenthesis from a command argument, or you included a superfluous left parenthesis.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16315 fires when a command argument has an unbalanced parenthesis — per the official guidance.

  1. An omitted right parenthesis from a command argument, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
  2. A superfluous left parenthesis, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Balance the parentheses in the command argument.
Examples
An unbalanced parenthesis
> CALL myfunc(arg1
Corrected
> CALL myfunc(arg1)
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Count the parentheses in the command argument and confirm they're balanced.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -16315 in this set yet.

A command argument has an unbalanced parenthesis — balance the parentheses.