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Informix Error -16353: Executable command is invalid when executing tracepoint commands.

Cause and resolution

Executable command is invalid when executing tracepoint commands.

The list of command lines in your TRACE command includes a CALL, CONTINUE, RUN, or STEP command. These commands are not supported within a TRACE command.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-16353 fires when a TRACE command's command list includes CALL, CONTINUE, RUN, or STEP — per the official guidance. These commands aren't supported within a TRACE command.

  1. A TRACE command list containing CALL/CONTINUE/RUN/STEP, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Remove the unsupported command from the TRACE command list, per the official guidance.
Examples
A TRACE command list including CONTINUE
> TRACE mymodule.10 { PRINT x; CONTINUE }
Corrected
> TRACE mymodule.10 { PRINT x }
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the TRACE command list for CALL/CONTINUE/RUN/STEP, and remove it.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -16353 in this set yet.

A TRACE command list includes an unsupported execution command — remove CALL/CONTINUE/RUN/STEP from it.