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Informix Error -50740: Invalid parameter type for event.

Cause and resolution

Invalid parameter type for event.

The type of the parameter passed for the current event is invalid.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-50740 fires from Informix NewEra's OCX/VCL integration layer — per the archived official text, the type of the parameter passed for the current event is invalid.

  1. Invalid parameter type for event, per the archived official text — the direct, named condition.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Follow the specific corrective action named in the title/official text — no further detail is given beyond that.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the archived official text's own description of this OCX/VCL condition.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the value/argument named in the archived official text against what the function actually requires — no further diagnostic detail is given beyond that.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50740 in this set yet.

Invalid parameter type for event. — per the archived official text, check the value/argument named against what the function requires.