Informix Error -9969: Corrupted collection type information.

Cause and resolution

Corrupted collection type information.

The type information for a collection is not consistent.

If this error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-9969 fires when a collection's type information is internally inconsistent — per the official guidance.

Inconsistent internal type information for a collection, per the official guidance — no further named cause.

Solutions / Resolution

If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented; this is an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks

Note the exact statement and collection involved, and check online.log for accompanying detail before escalating.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-9875 — "Bad internal structure for collection data: unknown flag value." A related internal collection-data-corruption error, on the data structure rather than type information specifically.

A collection's internal type information was inconsistent — note the circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.