Informix Error -23078: Incompatible file extension for '-c' option.

Cause and resolution

Incompatible file extension for '-c' option.

The filename that is specified after the -c option on the command line for the ESQL processor has an incompatible file extension. Verify the file extension and try again.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23078 fires when the filename after the -c option has an incompatible file extension — per the official guidance.

A filename with an incompatible extension passed to -c, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Verify the file extension and try again, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an incompatible -c extension.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the extension of the file passed to -c, and correct it to a compatible one.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-23076 — "Incompatible file extension for '-e' option." The same class of incompatible-extension error, for -e rather than -c.

The -c option's filename had an incompatible extension — verify and correct it.