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Informix Error -22251: Error in decimal conversion (frombcd: deccvasc).

Cause and resolution

Error in decimal conversion (frombcd: deccvasc).

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

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-22251 is an internal error — per the official guidance, a decimal-conversion failure occurred in the deccvasc call within the frombcd internal routine.

  1. A decimal-conversion failure in frombcd/deccvasc, 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
  • -22252 — "Error in decimal conversion (frompbcd: deccvasc)." The same class of internal decimal-conversion error, in the frompbcd routine rather than frombcd.

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