Informix Error -4416: There is an error in the validation string: "%s".

Cause and resolution

There is an error in the validation string: "%s".

Change the appropriate DEFAULT or INCLUDE value in the syscolval table.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4416 fires when a column's stored DEFAULT/INCLUDE validation string is malformed — per the official guidance, the fix is in the database's own syscolval system catalog table, not in the 4GL source.

A malformed DEFAULT/INCLUDE value stored in syscolval for the referenced column, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Change the appropriate DEFAULT or INCLUDE value in the syscolval table, per the official guidance.

Examples

Inspecting syscolval

SELECT * FROM syscolval WHERE tabid = (SELECT tabid FROM systables WHERE tabname = 'orders');

Diagnostic Checks

Check the column's DEFAULT/INCLUDE entry in syscolval for the malformed value named in the error, and correct it.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -4416 in this set yet.

A column's DEFAULT/INCLUDE validation string is malformed — fix it in the syscolval system catalog table.