Informix Error -50207: A race condition has consumed excessive memory.
Cause and resolution
A race condition has consumed excessive memory.
A Dynamic Data Exchange Management Library (DDEML) function has returned a value of DMLERR_LOW_MEMORY (0x4007). A DDEML application has created a prolonged race condition (where the server application outruns the client) that consumes huge amounts of memory.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-50207 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_LOW_MEMORY (0x4007). A DDEML application has created a prolonged race condition (where the server application outruns the client) that consumes huge amounts of memory.
- A race condition has consumed excessive memory, 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 -50207 in this set yet.
A race condition has consumed excessive memory.