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Informix Error -50101: Value of object is a zero or a negative number. This operation is invalid.

Cause and resolution

Value of object is a zero or a negative number. This operation is invalid.

In one of the ixNumeric mathematical functions (ixNumeric::power(), ixNumeric::sqrt(), ixNumeric::asin(), ixNumeric::acos(), ixNumeric::log10(), ixNumeric::root()), the operation resulted in an error condition.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-50101 fires in the GUI builder ("Window Painter") class library -- per the official guidance: In one of the ixNumeric mathematical functions (ixNumeric::power(), ixNumeric::sqrt(), ixNumeric::asin(), ixNumeric::acos(), ixNumeric::log10(), ixNumeric::root()), the operation resulted in an error condition.

  1. Value of object is a zero or a negative number. This operation is invalid -- an invalid argument, state, or NULL value reaching ixNumeric::power(), per the official guidance.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Review the application's call to ixNumeric::power() 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 ixNumeric::power(), against the specific condition the official text describes.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50101 in this set yet.

Value of object is a zero or a negative number. This operation is invalid.