Informix Error -6063: NULL pointer parameter.

Cause and resolution

NULL pointer parameter.

A parameter to this function call that is supposed to contain a pointer to memory in fact contains a C null pointer value (zero). Review the logic of the program to find out how this error occurred.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-6063 fires when a parameter expected to hold a pointer to memory instead contains a C null pointer value (zero) — per the archived catalogue.

A C null pointer passed where a valid pointer was expected, per the archived catalogue — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Review the program logic to find how a null pointer reached this call, per the archived catalogue.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the function-level condition described above.

Diagnostic Checks

Trace back which parameter is null and why it wasn't initialized before this call.

Related Errors / Related Topics

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

A null pointer reached a parameter expecting a valid one — trace back why it wasn't set first.