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Informix Error -32104: Internal error; no table descriptor.

Cause and resolution

Internal error; no table descriptor.

The table descriptor for the specified table was not found in the core dictionary.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-32104 fires when a table's descriptor can't be found in the core dictionary — per the official guidance.

  1. The table descriptor is missing from the core dictionary, per the official guidance — reported as an internal error.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, since this is reported as an internal error with no further user-actionable detail.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented — this is an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Note the table involved and the operation attempted, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -32104 in this set yet.

A table's descriptor was missing from the core dictionary — this is an internal error; contact IBM Informix Technical Support.