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Informix Error -50914: [Informix][CCL Library] Error converting an ODBC data type to an Informix data type.

Cause and resolution

[Informix][CCL Library] Error converting an ODBC data type to an Informix data type.

In function mapODBCTypeToSQLI, a call to SQLColAttributes failed. This error is internal to IBM Informix NewEra CCL. Contact your technical support representative.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-50914 is flagged by the archived official text as an internal CCL error — in function mapODBCTypeToSQLI, a call to SQLColAttributes failed. This error is internal to IBM Informix NewEra CCL. Contact your technical support representative.

  1. A genuine internal fault in the NewEra CCL library's own implementation, per the archived official text's framing — no application-level cause is named.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the archived official text — this is a genuine internal fault, not an application-correctable condition.
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. Capture the exact circumstances (operation, data involved) for escalation to IBM Informix Technical Support.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -50914 in this set yet.

[Informix][CCL Library] Error converting an ODBC data type to an Informix data type. — per the archived official text, escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.