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Informix Error -7438: Unsupported data type.

Cause and resolution

Unsupported data type.

The data type you are using is not supported. Verify the type definition.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-7438 fires when a DataBlade API call uses a data type that isn't supported — per the official guidance.

  1. An unsupported data type used in a DataBlade API call, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Verify the type definition, per the official guidance, and use a supported data type.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an unsupported data type — see the DataBlade API reference for the supported type list.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the data type being used against the DataBlade API's documented list of supported types.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -7438 in this set yet.

A DataBlade API call uses an unsupported data type — verify the type definition against supported types.