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Informix Error -33207: Type typedef-name too complex for ESQL/C.

Cause and resolution

Type typedef-name too complex for ESQL/C.

The definition of the typedef variable is too complex. ESQL/C does not support the use of multidimensional arrays or unions in a typdef. Simplify the typedef.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-33207 fires when a typedef's definition is too complex for ESQL/C — per the official guidance, ESQL/C doesn't support multidimensional arrays or unions in a typedef.

  1. A typedef containing a multidimensional array, per the official guidance — the first named case.
  2. A typedef containing a union, per the official guidance — the second named case.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Simplify the typedef, per the official guidance, removing multidimensional arrays or unions.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an over-complex typedef.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the flagged typedef for a multidimensional array or a union, and simplify it.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -33207 in this set yet.

A typedef was too complex for ESQL/C (a multidimensional array or a union) — simplify it.