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Informix Error -50096

Cause and resolution

In ixSuperTable::getKeyCols(), passed in NULL row -- returning NULL.

The ixSuperTable::getKeyCols() function expects an input ixRow and returns a new ixRow containing the elements of that row that corresponds to the superfields that are part of the primaryKey. For some reason, this function was called with a NULL ixRow.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-50096 fires in the GUI builder ("Window Painter") class library -- per the official guidance: The ixSuperTable::getKeyCols() function expects an input ixRow and returns a new ixRow containing the elements of that row that corresponds to the superfields that are part of the primaryKey. For some reason, this function was called with a NULL ixRow.

  1. In ixSuperTable::getKeyCols(), passed in NULL row -- returning NULL -- an invalid argument, state, or NULL value reaching ixSuperTable::getKeyCols(), per the official guidance.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Review the application's call to ixSuperTable::getKeyCols() 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 ixSuperTable::getKeyCols(), against the specific condition the official text describes.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50096 in this set yet.

In ixSuperTable::getKeyCols(), passed in NULL row -- returning NULL.