Informix Error -22281: FILLER variables can only be used as fields in a record.

Cause and resolution

FILLER variables can only be used as fields in a record.

In IBM Informix ESQL/COBOL, the FILLER keyword must identify all filler items. Filler variables can only be used as fields in a record and must also have a PIC clause associated with them. Check the declaration of the variable and change its name.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-22281 fires when a FILLER item is used somewhere other than as a field in a record — per the official guidance, FILLER must identify all filler items, can only be used as a record field, and must have an associated PIC clause.

A FILLER item used outside a record field context, or missing its PIC clause, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check the variable's declaration and change its name/context so FILLER is only used as a record field with a PIC clause, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond misusing FILLER.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the flagged variable's declaration, and confirm FILLER is used only as a record field with an associated PIC clause.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -22281 in this set yet.

A FILLER item was misused outside a record field, or lacked a PIC clause — correct its declaration.