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Informix Error -8022: This identifier exceeds the maximum length for identifiers, which is 50.

Cause and resolution

This identifier exceeds the maximum length for identifiers, which is 50.

You must devise a shorter identifier.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-8022 fires when an identifier in a report specification exceeds 50 characters — per the official guidance.

  1. An identifier longer than 50 characters, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Devise a shorter identifier, per the official guidance, at 50 characters or fewer.
Examples
An overly long identifier
DEFINE this_is_an_extremely_long_variable_name_that_goes_on_and_on INTEGER
-- -8022: exceeds the 50-character identifier limit
Corrected
DEFINE extremely_long_var INTEGER
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the identifier's length, and shorten it to 50 characters or fewer.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -8022 in this set yet.

An identifier exceeds the 50-character limit — shorten it.