Informix Error -50911

Reasons / Common Causes

-50911 fires as described in the archived official text: An error occurred in the member function addMapping because the name passed in argument serverDataType is not the name of a valid user-defined type (UDT) known to IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.2x or later or IBM Informix Universal Server. Ensure that the name passed in the argument serverDataType is the name of a valid UDT defined in Dynamic Server 9.2x or later or Universal Server and that the name is spelled correctly.

1. [Informix][CCL Library] addMapping: invalid user-defined type, per the archived official text — the direct, named condition.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Call ixSQLConnect::SQLError() for the underlying ODBC error detail, per the archived official text, before trying to resolve this further.
2. Try a different ODBC driver, per the archived official text, if the error appears driver-specific.
3. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact Technical Support, per the archived official text.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the archived official text's own description of this Connectivity Class Library (CCL) condition.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Call ixSQLConnect::SQLError() (or the equivalent for the class involved) to retrieve the underlying driver-level error detail, since the CCL-level message alone is not more specific than what's shown here.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50911 in this set yet.

[Informix][CCL Library] addMapping: invalid user-defined type. — per the archived official text, retrieve the ODBC-level error detail via ixSQLConnect::SQLError() before escalating.