Informix Error -88301: The requested action <action> is not valid for the current menu or is an incorrect action. </action>

Reasons / Common Causes

-88301 fires when the requested action isn't valid for the current menu, or is itself incorrect — per the official guidance, e.g. using add while in the catalog menu.

1. An action invalid for the current menu context, per the official guidance — the first named case.
2. The requested action simply not valid, per the official guidance — the second, general case.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the command-line option documentation and specify the correct information, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an invalid action for the current menu.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the command-line option documentation, and confirm the action is valid for the current menu context.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -88304 — "No more arguments were expected for the action ." A related action/argument error, on too many arguments rather than an invalid action.
• -88305 — "The flag is not valid in the current context." A related context-validity error, on a flag rather than an action.

The requested action isn't valid for the current menu — check command-line option documentation.