Informix Error -11048: Unable to load translation shared library (DLL).
Cause and resolution
Unable to load translation shared library (DLL).
This Informix CLI error code is the same as SQLSTATE value IM009. The following functions can return this error code: SQLBrowseConnect(), SQLConnect(), SQLDriverConnect(), and SQLSetConnectOption().
The driver is unable to load the translation DLL that is specified for the data source or for the connection. Check that the name and path for the DLL are correct.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-11048 fires when the driver can't load the translation library configured for the data
source or connection — per the official guidance, this is the same as SQLSTATE value IM009,
returnable by SQLBrowseConnect(), SQLConnect(), SQLDriverConnect(), and
SQLSetConnectOption().
- A translation DLL/shared library that can't be loaded, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Check that the translation library's name and path are correct, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an unloadable translation library.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check the translation library path configured for the data source/connection, and confirm the file exists there.
Related Errors / Related Topics
No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -11048 in this set yet.
The configured translation shared library couldn't be loaded — check its name and path.