Informix Error -16401: No program loaded.

Cause and resolution

No program loaded.

A program was unloaded with the command UNLOAD PROGRAM, but no program was subsequently loaded with the command LOAD PROGRAM.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16401 fires when a program was unloaded via UNLOAD PROGRAM and no subsequent LOAD PROGRAM was issued — per the official guidance.

UNLOAD PROGRAM issued without a following LOAD PROGRAM, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Use LOAD PROGRAM to load a program before issuing commands that require one, per the official guidance.

Examples

Loading a program

> LOAD PROGRAM myprogram

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether a program was unloaded and never reloaded, and issue LOAD PROGRAM if so.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -16401 in this set yet.

No program is loaded after an UNLOAD PROGRAM — use LOAD PROGRAM to load one.