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Informix Error -33051: Syntax error on identifier or symbol symbol-name.

Cause and resolution

Syntax error on identifier or symbol symbol-name.

An error in syntax was found at or near symbol-name. Check the IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for the proper use of identifiers and the appropriate embedded-language manual for the proper use of other symbols.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-33051 fires when a syntax error is found at or near a specific identifier/symbol — per the official guidance.

  1. A syntax error at or near the named identifier/symbol, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check the IBM Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for correct identifier usage, and the embedded-language manual for correct symbol usage, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a generic syntax error location.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Review the statement at and around the named identifier/symbol against the SQL Syntax guide and the embedded-language manual.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -33051 in this set yet.

A syntax error was found at or near a named identifier/symbol — check it against the SQL Syntax guide and the embedded-language manual.