Informix Error -8059: The limit for IF statement nesting has been exceeded. There are too many IF statements within IF statements for ACE to properly compile this specification.

Cause and resolution

The limit for IF statement nesting has been exceeded. There are too many IF statements within IF statements for ACE to properly compile this specification.

You have exceeded the maximum levels of nested IF statements. You must simplify the logic of the report.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-8059 fires when IF statements are nested beyond ACE's compilation limit — per the official guidance.

Too many levels of nested IF statements, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Simplify the logic of the report, per the official guidance, to reduce the IF nesting depth.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond exceeding the maximum IF-nesting depth.

Diagnostic Checks

Count the levels of nested IF statements, and restructure the logic (e.g. using CASE, or extracting conditions into helper variables) to reduce nesting.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -8059 in this set yet.

IF statements are nested too deeply for ACE to compile — simplify the report's logic.