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Informix Error -9483: Unrecognized type: (%s).

Cause and resolution

Unrecognized type: (%s).

Make sure that the specified data type is registered in the current database.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-9483 fires when the named data type isn't registered in the current database — per the official guidance.

  1. The named data type not registered in the current database, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Make sure the specified data type is registered in the current database, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented; the named type varies.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the system catalog for the named type, and register it (e.g. with CREATE OPAQUE TYPE / CREATE DISTINCT TYPE) if missing, or correct the reference if misspelled.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -9483 in this set yet.

The named data type isn't registered in the current database — register it or correct the reference.