Informix Error -16371: Read file not specified.

Reasons / Common Causes

-16371 fires when a READ command is issued without naming a .4db file — per the official guidance.

1. A READ command missing its filename, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Repeat the command, specifying the name of a .4db file, per the official guidance.

Examples

A READ command with no filename

> READ

Corrected

> READ myinit.4db

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the READ command for a missing filename argument.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -16314 — "Missing filename." The general missing-filename condition this is a specific case of, for READ commands (and the -F option) generally.

A READ command is missing its .4db filename — supply one.