Informix Error -50204
Cause and resolution
An application initialized as a MONITOR has attempted DDE transactions, or an application initialized as CLIENTONLY has attempted SERVER transactions.
A Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML) function has returned a value of DMLERR_DLL_USAGE (0x4004).
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-50204 is raised by the Window Painter GUI builder library in the Window Painter GUI builder library — per the official guidance:
A Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML) function has returned a value of DMLERR_DLL_USAGE (0x4004).
- An application initialized as a MONITOR has attempted DDE transactions, or an application initialized as CLIENTONLY has attempted SERVER transactions, per the official guidance — the direct, documented condition.
Solutions / Resolution
- Adjust the calling code to respect the constraint named in the message, per the official guidance — no other resolution is documented.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the class-library condition described above.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the specific value, object state, or call sequence that this condition flags here, against the constraint the official guidance describes.
Related Errors / Related Topics
No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50204 in this set yet.
An application initialized as a MONITOR has attempted DDE transactions, or an application initialized as CLIENTONLY has attempted SERVER transactions.