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Informix Error -23190: Multibyte database name is not allowed in this system.

Cause and resolution

Multibyte database name is not allowed in this system.

The SE server does not allow a multibyte database name in the specified environment. Change the database name.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-23190 fires when a database name contains multibyte characters on an SE server that doesn't allow them in the specified environment — per the official guidance.

  1. A multibyte-character database name on an SE server/environment that disallows them, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Change the database name to avoid multibyte characters, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a multibyte database name.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the database name for multibyte characters, and rename it if the current environment disallows them.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -23190 in this set yet.

A multibyte database name isn't allowed on this SE server/environment — rename the database.