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Informix Error -33001: Environment variable variable-name has invalid value.

Cause and resolution

Environment variable variable-name has invalid value.

Reset the specified environment variable to a legal value and try again. See the IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Reference.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-33001 fires when an embedded-language environment variable is set to an invalid value — per the official guidance.

  1. An environment variable set to a value outside its legal range/format, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Reset the environment variable to a legal value and try again, per the official guidance, consulting the IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Reference for valid values.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an environment variable holding an invalid value.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the named environment variable's current value, and correct it per the IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Reference.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -33001 in this set yet.

An embedded-language environment variable held an invalid value — reset it to a legal value per the SQL Reference guide.