Informix Error -88303: Not enough arguments for option <command-line-option>. </command-line-option>
Cause and resolution
Not enough arguments for option <command-line-option>. </command-line-option>
The selected option requires more arguments than those that were provided.
Check command line information and fix the command line.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-88303 fires when a command-line option is given fewer arguments than it requires — per the official guidance.
- The named option missing one or more required arguments, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Check the command-line information and fix the command line, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an under-supplied option.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the named option's required argument count, and supply the missing argument(s).
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -88302 — "Duplicated instances of option
are not allowed." A related command-line-option error, on a duplicated option rather than missing arguments. - -88304 — "No more arguments were expected for the action
." The opposite condition — too many arguments rather than too few.
The named option was given too few arguments — supply the missing argument(s).