Informix Error -4433

-4433 A variable used in the above statement must be of type CHAR or VARCHAR.

The filename in the REPORT TO statement must be given as a character value; and the program name in the REPORT TO PIPE statement must also be given as a character value. In either case, this can be a constant, a variable of either of the types mentioned, or an expression. However, it cannot be a number or other data type; no automatic type conversion occurs in these statements.