Informix Error -4202: The compilation was not successful. Errors found: n. The file filename was not written successfully either.

Reasons / Common Causes

-4202 fires when the compiler fails to produce both the output file (due to source errors) and the error file itself — per the official guidance, this usually means insufficient disk space was available.

1. Insufficient disk space, preventing both the output file and the error file from being written, per the official guidance — the most likely named cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Free up disk space, then fix the reported source errors and recompile.

Examples

Checking available disk space

df -h .

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check available disk space before assuming the source errors are the only issue, since the error file itself also failed to write.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -4203 — "The compilation was successful, with n warnings. The file filename was not written successfully." A related write-failure error, about a successful compile with warnings whose error file still failed to write, rather than a failed compile.

Both the output file and the error file failed to write, likely from insufficient disk space — free up space, fix the source errors, and recompile.