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Informix Error -9479: Unknown throwable: (%s).

Cause and resolution

Unknown throwable: (%s).

The Java UDR throws an unknown exception. Check the Java VP log for details.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-9479 fires when a Java UDR throws an exception/error the server doesn't recognize — per the official guidance.

  1. The Java UDR throwing an unrecognized Throwable, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check the Java VP log for details, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented; the exact throwable varies with the UDR's implementation.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the Java VP log for the full stack trace of the unknown throwable, and review the UDR's implementation for the condition it reports.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -9446 — "Execution of Java user-defined routine failed: (%s)." A related Java-UDR execution-failure error, with a recognized problem message rather than an unknown throwable.

A Java UDR threw an unrecognized exception/error — check the Java VP log for the stack trace.