Informix Error -50129: Cannot specify format for SuperFields of any of the following types: ixTypeInfo::SQLChar ixTypeInfo::SQLByte ixTypeInfo::SQLText ixTypeInfo::SQLVarChar ixTypeInfo::SQLInterval

Reasons / Common Causes

-50129 is raised by the ixTypeInfo class in the Window Painter GUI builder library — per the official guidance:

These types do not support formatting, and so calling the ixSuperField::setFormat() member function for fields with these values should not be done. Check the type of the field (with getColumn().getTypeCode()) before calling ixSuperField::setFormat(), and make sure that the type supports formatting.

1. Cannot specify format for SuperFields of any of the following types: ixTypeInfo::SQLChar ixTypeInfo::SQLByte ixTypeInfo::SQLText ixTypeInfo::SQLVarChar ixTypeInfo::SQLInterval, per the official guidance — the direct, documented condition.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the specific value or object state the message names, per the official guidance, against the constraint it describes.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the class-library condition described above.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the specific value, object state, or call sequence that ixTypeInfo flags here, against the constraint the official guidance describes.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50129 in this set yet.

Cannot specify format for SuperFields of any of the following types: ixTypeInfo::SQLChar ixTypeInfo::SQLByte ixTypeInfo::SQLText ixTypeInfo::SQLVarChar ixTypeInfo::SQLInterval