Informix Error -23091: Cannot open file 'file-name'.

Cause and resolution

Cannot open file 'file-name'.

The ESQL processor cannot open the specified file. Check that you have specified the file correctly.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23091 fires when the ESQL processor can't open the named file — per the official guidance.

The named file failing to open, per the official guidance — no further named detail; check the path and permissions.

Solutions / Resolution

Check that the file was specified correctly, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a file failing to open.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the named file's path, existence, and permissions.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-23084 — "Cannot open ESQL response file 'file-name'." A specific case of this general file-open error, for the ESQL response file.

The ESQL processor couldn't open a named file — check its path and permissions.