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Informix Error -16360

-16360 Cannot assign values to arrays; Assignments must be to array elements.

A LET command can assign a value to a simple variable or to a single element of an array that a subscript in brackets designates. Enter help let to see an example.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16360 fires when a LET command targets a whole array instead of a bracket-subscripted element — per the official guidance.

  1. A LET command assigning to a whole array rather than a single subscripted element, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Assign to a specific array element using a bracket subscript, per the official guidance.
  2. Enter help let for an example, per the official guidance.
Examples
Assigning to a whole array
> LET myarr = 5
Corrected
> LET myarr[1] = 5
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the LET command's target for a whole-array reference, and qualify it down to a specific bracket-subscripted element.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -16359 — "Cannot assign values to records; Assignments must be to record members." The same whole-object-assignment restriction, applied to records rather than arrays.

A LET command targets a whole array — assign to a specific bracket-subscripted element instead.