Informix Error -3767: An unknown option option name was found on the command line.

Reasons / Common Causes

-3767 fires when an unrecognized option is passed on the command line — per the official guidance, this is typically a typo in the command-line option.

1. A mistyped or nonexistent command-line option, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Make sure the correct command-line option was typed, per the official guidance.

Examples

An unknown option

sperform -x myform
-- -3767: -x is not a recognized sperform option

Corrected

sperform -s myform

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the command-line options against the program's usage message, and correct any typo.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -3766 — "Usage: SPERFORM [-s] [-d database] filename . . ." A related command-line error, showing the general usage message rather than flagging one specific unrecognized option.

An unrecognized command-line option was used — check its spelling against the program's usage message.