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Informix Error -22246: INTERNAL ERROR: BCD buffer too small (rhlvarval).

Cause and resolution

INTERNAL ERROR: BCD buffer too small (rhlvarval).

If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-22246 is an internal error — per the official guidance, the BCD (binary-coded decimal) buffer was too small in the rhlvarval internal routine.

  1. A BCD buffer too small in the rhlvarval conversion routine, 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 error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Record the full sequence of events, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -22247 — "Invalid BCD type (rhlvarval)." The same rhlvarval routine's complementary internal error, on an invalid type rather than a too-small buffer.
  • -22250 — "BCD buffer length is too small." The same class of BCD-buffer-size internal error, general rather than specific to rhlvarval.

A BCD conversion buffer was too small in an internal routine — contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.