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Informix Error -47104: The fill factor percentage must be a positive integer not exceeding 100.

Cause and resolution

The fill factor percentage must be a positive integer not exceeding 100.

You tried to specify a fill factor percentage that is a negative number or is greater than 100 percent. Specify a different percentage, or press RETURN to accept the default value of 90 percent.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-47104 fires in the interactive ALTER TABLE menu when a fill-factor percentage is negative or exceeds 100 — per the official guidance.

  1. A negative fill-factor percentage, or one greater than 100, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Specify a different percentage, or press RETURN to accept the default of 90 percent, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an out-of-range fill-factor value.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the entered fill-factor percentage, and correct it to a positive integer of 100 or less, or accept the 90 percent default.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -47104 in this set yet.

The fill-factor percentage must be a positive integer of 100 or less — correct it or accept the 90 percent default.