Informix Error -4379: The input filename filename cannot be opened.
Cause and resolution
The input filename filename cannot be opened.
Either the file does not exist, or, on UNIX, your account does not have permission to read it. Possibly the filename is misspelled, or the directory path leading to the file was specified incorrectly.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-4379 fires when the named input file can't be opened — per the official guidance, either the file doesn't exist, or (on UNIX) the account lacks read permission; possibly the filename is misspelled or the directory path is wrong.
- The file doesn't exist, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
- Insufficient read permission, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
- A misspelled filename or incorrect directory path, per the official guidance — the third named cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Check the filename's spelling and the directory path, per the official guidance.
- Check read permission on the file, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking the input file
ls -l myprogram.4gl
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the filename's existence, spelling, directory path, and read permission.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -4378 — "No input file was specified." A related input-file error, about no file being named at all rather than a named file that can't be opened.
The named input file can't be opened — check its existence, spelling, path, and permissions.