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Informix Error -22601: Whenever raise not supported by ESQL/FORTRAN.

Cause and resolution

Whenever raise not supported by ESQL/FORTRAN.

You cannot specify RAISE in a WHENEVER statement. Delete the statement, or substitute a valid option.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-22601 fires when a WHENEVER statement specifies RAISE — per the official guidance, ESQL/FORTRAN doesn't support this option.

  1. RAISE specified in a WHENEVER statement, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Delete the statement, or substitute a valid option, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond WHENEVER ... RAISE.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the flagged WHENEVER statement for RAISE, and remove it or use a supported option.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -22602 — "Whenever perform not supported by ESQL/FORTRAN." The same class of unsupported-WHENEVER-option error, for PERFORM rather than RAISE.

A WHENEVER RAISE statement isn't supported by ESQL/FORTRAN — remove it or substitute a valid option.