Informix Error -832: Error found in Form specifications.

Reasons / Common Causes

-832 is the form-compilation counterpart to -831: it fires when one or more errors are found while compiling a form specification — the specific errors are surfaced through the compiler's own prompts, with the finderr utility available to look up individual error codes, the same pattern as -831's report-compilation case.

1. A syntax error in the form-specification file — the direct, general cause; the form compiler found something it couldn't process.
2. Multiple errors in the specification, requiring more than one fix before a clean compile.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Follow the prompts to see the error messages, the same pattern as -831 — the compiler itself reports specifics beyond this generic -832 wrapper.
2. Use the finderr utility to look up individual error codes reported during compilation:

   $ finderr <error-number>
   

3. Edit the form-specification file and compile it again, once the specific errors are identified and corrected.

Examples

Looking up a specific compiler error

$ finderr 456
-- displays the detailed explanation for that specific form-compiler error number

Diagnostic Checks

1. Capture the specific error numbers reported during compilation, and look each up via finderr.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -834 — "Sformbld could not compile Form." A related, more general form-compilation failure from the sformbld compiler itself, distinct from -832's specification-content errors.

The form-compilation counterpart to -831 — use finderr on the specific numbers reported.