Informix Error -88016: An empty pool was provided.

Reasons / Common Causes

-88016 fires when an operation requiring a pool name is given an empty one — per the official guidance.

1. An empty pool name supplied where a valid one is required, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Provide a valid pool name and retry the operation, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an empty pool name.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the pool-name argument passed to the operation, and supply a valid, non-empty pool name.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -88017 — "Invalid pool specified" A related pool error, on an unrecognized supplied pool name rather than an empty one.

An operation was given an empty pool name — provide a valid pool name.