Informix Error -21412: verstamp: Warning: string found number times in file.

Reasons / Common Causes

-21412 is an internal warning from the verstamp utility — per the official guidance, its identifier string was found the given number of times in the target file.

1. The verstamp identifier string appearing an unexpected number of times in the target file, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.

Solutions / Resolution

1. If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal warning.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Confirm the target file is the correct, unmodified installation file, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the warning recurs.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -21404 — "brand: Identifier string multiply found in file." The equivalent duplicate-string condition in the related brand utility.
• -21411 — "verstamp: Identify string not found in file." The mirror-image error, in the same verstamp utility, for a missing rather than duplicated identifier string.

verstamp's identifier string was found an unexpected number of times in the target file — confirm it's the correct, unmodified installation file.