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Informix Error -22264: Host data items must not be alphanumeric or numeric edited items.

Cause and resolution

Host data items must not be alphanumeric or numeric edited items.

Change the declaration of the PICTURE clause to one of the following valid categories for host variables: alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric. IBM Informix ESQL/COBOL does not support alphanumeric edited or numeric edited items.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-22264 fires when a host data item's PICTURE clause declares an alphanumeric-edited or numeric-edited category — per the official guidance, IBM Informix ESQL/COBOL doesn't support these for host variables.

  1. A host data item declared as alphanumeric-edited or numeric-edited, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Change the PICTURE clause to a supported category: alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond declaring an unsupported edited category.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the flagged host item's PICTURE clause, and change it to alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -22264 in this set yet.

A host data item was declared alphanumeric-edited or numeric-edited, which isn't supported — use alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric instead.