Informix Error -1151: IBM Informix 4GL Run Time Facility.

Reasons / Common Causes

-1151's official title is simply "IBM Informix 4GL Run Time Facility." — a product-name banner rather than a description of a specific failure. The page's explanation goes on to say this message is not believed to be in use in any current product — per the official guidance, encountering it at all is unexpected, the same framing as -1117.

1. A legacy code path still capable of raising this message, even though it's not believed to be reachable in any current product, per the official guidance's framing.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance — this is the documented response, given the message isn't expected to occur at all.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented for -1151, consistent with the official guidance's framing that it isn't believed to be in use.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Capture the exact circumstances under which this unexpected message appeared, per the official guidance's escalation path.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -1117 — "Cannot convert date value to string." Another error carrying the same "not believed to be in use in any current product" framing.

Not believed to be in use in any current product — capture full circumstances and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if actually encountered.