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Informix Error -50007: The application object cannot be copied or compared.

Cause and resolution

The application object cannot be copied or compared.

This message is produced by ixApp::copy() or ixApp::isEqualTo(). Only one instance of ixApp can exist, and it is created for you automatically.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-50007 fires in the GUI builder ("Window Painter") class library -- per the official guidance: This message is produced by ixApp::copy() or ixApp::isEqualTo(). Only one instance of ixApp can exist, and it is created for you automatically.

  1. The application object cannot be copied or compared -- an invalid argument, state, or NULL value reaching ixApp::copy(), per the official guidance.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Review the application's call to ixApp::copy() against the condition described above, and correct the argument, object state, or configuration involved, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the GUI builder class library condition named in the official text.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the application's use of ixApp::copy(), against the specific condition the official text describes.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50007 in this set yet.

The application object cannot be copied or compared.