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Informix Error -9454: Error getting length for user-defined type (<udt-type>). </udt-type>

Cause and resolution

Error getting length for user-defined type (<udt-type>). </udt-type>

An error occurred during an attempt to retrieve the length for the specified user-defined type.

Make sure that the length of the user-defined type is correctly stored in the sysxtdtypes system catalog table.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-9454 fires when the database server fails to retrieve the length for the named user-defined type — per the official guidance.

  1. The UDT's length not correctly stored in the sysxtdtypes system catalog table, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Make sure the length of the UDT is correctly stored in the sysxtdtypes system catalog table, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking sysxtdtypes
SELECT name, length FROM sysxtdtypes WHERE name = 'my_udt';
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the UDT's length entry in sysxtdtypes, and correct it if it's missing or wrong.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -9454 in this set yet.

The UDT's length couldn't be retrieved — check its entry in the sysxtdtypes system catalog table.