Informix Error -23103: Code-set conversion function failed due to an illegal sequence or invalid value.

Cause and resolution

Code-set conversion function failed due to an illegal sequence or invalid value.

Illegal or invalid characters occur in the character string. The program could not execute the code-set conversion on the characters that this string contains. Reexamine the input string for illegal or invalid characters and reexecute the program.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23103 fires when a character string contains illegal or invalid characters that code-set conversion can't process — per the official guidance.

Illegal or invalid characters in the string being converted, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Re-examine the input string for illegal or invalid characters and re-execute, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond illegal/invalid input characters.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the input string's bytes against the expected code set, and remove or correct illegal/invalid characters.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -23103 in this set yet.

A string contained illegal or invalid characters for code-set conversion — examine and correct the input.