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Informix Error -50016

Cause and resolution

Cannot set anchor of a visual object to a negative value. Ignoring operation.

The ixVisualObject constructor or ixVisualObject::setAnchor() generates this message if an attempt is made to set the top or left point (anchor) of an ixVisualObject to a negative value.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-50016 fires in the GUI builder ("Window Painter") class library -- per the official guidance: The ixVisualObject constructor or ixVisualObject::setAnchor() generates this message if an attempt is made to set the top or left point (anchor) of an ixVisualObject to a negative value.

  1. Cannot set anchor of a visual object to a negative value. Ignoring operation -- an invalid argument, state, or NULL value reaching ixVisualObject::setAnchor(), per the official guidance.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Review the application's call to ixVisualObject::setAnchor() 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 ixVisualObject::setAnchor(), against the specific condition the official text describes.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50016 in this set yet.

Cannot set anchor of a visual object to a negative value. Ignoring operation.