Informix Error -50206
Cause and resolution
A parameter failed validation.
A Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML) function has returned a value of DMLERR_INVALIDPARAMETER (0x4006). Possible causes include:
* The application used a data handle initialized with a different item-name handle than the transaction required.
* The application used a data handle that was initialized with a different clipboard data format than the transaction required.
* The application used a client-side conversation handle with a server-side function or a server-side conversation handle with a client-side function.
* The application used a freed data handle or string handle.
* More than one instance of the application used the same object.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-50206 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_INVALIDPARAMETER (0x4006). Possible causes include: * The application used a data handle initialized with a different item-name handle than the transaction required. * The application used a data handle that was initialized with a different clipboard data format than the transaction required. * The application used a client-side conversation handle with a server-side function or a server-side conversation handle with a client-side function. * The application used a freed data handle or string handle. * More than one instance of the application used the same object.
- A parameter failed validation, 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
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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 -50206 in this set yet.
A parameter failed validation.