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Informix Error -50742: Invalid value (NULL) for event parameter typecode.

Cause and resolution

Invalid value (NULL) for event parameter typecode.

The value for the type of the parameter passed in for the current event is NULL.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-50742 fires from Informix NewEra's OCX/VCL integration layer — per the archived official text, the value for the type of the parameter passed in for the current event is NULL.

  1. Invalid value (NULL) for event parameter typecode, 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 -50742 in this set yet.

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