Informix Error -22265: A sign clause was specified for an unsigned numeric type.

Cause and resolution

A sign clause was specified for an unsigned numeric type.

If you have a SIGN clause but did not specify "S," the compiler cannot process the data type. Check whether the variable is signed or unsigned and declare it accordingly.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-22265 fires when a SIGN clause is present but the PICTURE clause didn't specify S (signed) — per the official guidance, the compiler can't process the data type in that combination.

A SIGN clause on a variable whose PICTURE doesn't specify S, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check whether the variable should be signed or unsigned and declare it accordingly, per the official guidance — add S to the PICTURE if signed is intended, or remove the SIGN clause if unsigned is intended.

Examples

A SIGN clause on an unsigned PICTURE

01 AMT PIC 9(5) SIGN IS LEADING.

Corrected (signed)

01 AMT PIC S9(5) SIGN IS LEADING.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the flagged variable's PICTURE clause for an S, and reconcile it with the presence of a SIGN clause.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -22265 in this set yet.

A SIGN clause was used on an unsigned (PICTURE without S) numeric type — add S or remove the SIGN clause.