Informix Error -9072: The count records from the ascii input file have been read in.
Cause and resolution
The count records from the ascii input file have been read in.
This informational message helps you locate the source of a problem in the ASCII input file. The problem that is described in another message was found in the count line of the file.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-9072 is an informational message, not itself an error condition — per the official guidance, it reports how many records had been read from the ASCII input file at the point another error (such as -9070 or -9071) was found.
- Accompanies another ASCII-input error, per the official guidance — it names the record count reached when that other problem occurred, to help locate it.
Solutions / Resolution
- Use the reported count to locate the offending line in the ASCII input file, per the official guidance, then resolve the accompanying error (e.g. -9070 or -9071).
Examples
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This is an informational locator message, not a standalone failure to reproduce.
Diagnostic Checks
- Use the record count reported by -9072 to find the offending line, and check it against the report's DEFINE ASCII field structure.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -9070 — "A record in the flat ascii input file contains more data fields than what was specified in the DEFINE ASCII statement of the report." A common error this informational message accompanies.
- -9071 — "A record in the flat ascii input file contains less data fields than what was specified in the DEFINE ASCII statement of the report." A common error this informational message accompanies.
This is an informational message giving the ASCII input record count reached when another error was found — use it to locate the offending line.