Informix Error -32408: Cannot create MODE ANSI database without specifying transaction log pathname.

Cause and resolution

Cannot create MODE ANSI database without specifying transaction log pathname.

You tried to create an ANSI-compliant database on IBM Informix SE but did not specify a pathname for the mandatory unbuffered transaction logging. Select the Mode_ansi option of DB-Access again, or revise your CREATE DATABASE statement and enter the full log pathname.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-32408 fires when creating an ANSI-compliant database on IBM Informix SE without specifying the mandatory unbuffered transaction-log pathname — per the official guidance.

No transaction-log pathname specified for an ANSI-mode database on Informix SE, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause; ANSI compliance requires unbuffered transaction logging.

Solutions / Resolution

Select the Mode_ansi option in DB-Access again, per the official guidance, or revise the CREATE DATABASE statement to include the full log pathname, per the official guidance.

Examples

Missing log pathname

CREATE DATABASE mydb WITH LOG MODE ANSI;
-- -32408: Informix SE requires an explicit log pathname for ANSI mode

Corrected

CREATE DATABASE mydb WITH LOG MODE ANSI IN '/informix/logs/mydb.log';

Diagnostic Checks

Check the CREATE DATABASE statement for a full transaction-log pathname when creating an ANSI-mode database on Informix SE.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -32408 in this set yet.

An ANSI-mode database was created on Informix SE without a transaction-log pathname — supply the full log pathname.