Informix Error -50984: [Informix][Connectivity Class Library]Type returned from database not recognized.

Reasons / Common Causes

-50984 fires as described in the archived official text: Check the database schema and ensure that all of the results selected map to a NewEra ixValue data type. If a data type does not map, remove it from the SELECT clause.

1. [Informix][Connectivity Class Library]Type returned from database not recognized, 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 -50984 in this set yet.

[Informix][Connectivity Class Library]Type returned from database not recognized. — per the archived official text, retrieve the ODBC-level error detail via ixSQLConnect::SQLError() before escalating.