Informix Error -50408

Reasons / Common Causes

-50408 is raised by the ixCollection class in the Window Painter GUI builder library — per the official guidance:

A valid string was not provided during setValueStr( ) for an ixCollection object or ixRow object. A non-empty string value and a valid string must be used during this function call. For details of how setValueStr( ) is used with ixCollection or ixRow objects, see the Standard Class Library Reference.

1. setValueStr( ) has been passed an invalid string, per the official guidance — the direct, documented condition.

Solutions / Resolution

1. 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

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

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -50410 — "Objects of this class are for use with IBM Informix Dynamic Server or IBM Informix Universal Server only." Another ixCollection-related condition in this set.
• -50406 — "setValueStr( ) for an ixCollection can only be called if the ixCollection is fully typed, i.e., the value to be contained in the ixCollection is fully specified." Another ixCollection-related condition in this set.

setValueStr( ) has been passed an invalid string.