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Informix Error -22248: Date conversion error: rfmtdate in toadate.

Cause and resolution

Date conversion error: rfmtdate in toadate.

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

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Reasons / Common Causes

-22248 is an internal error — per the official guidance, a date-conversion failure occurred in the rfmtdate call within the toadate internal routine.

  1. A date-conversion failure in rfmtdate/toadate, 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
  • -22255 — "Date conversion error: rdefmtdate." The same class of internal date-conversion error, in the rdefmtdate routine rather than rfmtdate/toadate.

An internal date-conversion failure occurred — contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.