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Informix Error -9265: Invalid xadatasource name.

Cause and resolution

Invalid xadatasource name.

The xadatasource name passed as argument is invalid. The valid format for the xadatasource name is 'xadatasourcename' or 'owner.xadatasourcename'.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-9265 fires when the xadatasource name passed as an argument doesn't match the valid format — per the official guidance.

  1. A name not in the form 'xadatasourcename' or 'owner.xadatasourcename', per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Use the valid format, 'xadatasourcename' or 'owner.xadatasourcename', per the official guidance.
Examples
An invalid xadatasource name format
EXECUTE PROCEDURE xa_register('ds1:extra');   -- -9265: not a valid name format
Corrected
EXECUTE PROCEDURE xa_register('ds1');
EXECUTE PROCEDURE xa_register('owner.ds1');
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the xadatasource name argument's format, and correct it to 'xadatasourcename' or 'owner.xadatasourcename'.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -9267 — "Xadatasource name is not present in the database." A related xadatasource name error, on nonexistence rather than format validity.

The xadatasource name argument wasn't in the valid 'name'/'owner.name' format — correct it.