Informix Error -1153

-1153 Bad verify -- reenter.

This message is a version of message -1104/-1302, which is used by IBM Informix 4GL/RF with handheld terminals that have very small screens. See message -1104.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-1153 is a variant of -1104/-1302 used specifically by IBM Informix 4GL/RF on handheld terminals with small screens — per the official guidance, it's the same underlying VERIFY-field mismatch, just worded more compactly for small displays.

A VERIFY field's second entry not matching the first, per the official guidance — the same direct cause as -1104, occurring on a 4GL/RF handheld terminal.

Solutions / Resolution

Re-enter the value, typing it identically both times, per the official guidance — see -1104 for the full detail on this confirmation mechanism.

Examples

N/A

This is the 4GL/RF handheld-terminal wording of -1104's condition — see -1104's examples for the underlying VERIFY-attribute mechanism.

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether the field is marked VERIFY in the form specification, per -1104's diagnostic approach.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-1104 — "The two entries were not the same. Try again." The full, non-handheld wording of this same VERIFY-field mismatch.
-1302 — The 4GL-program equivalent of -1104's condition.

The 4GL/RF handheld-terminal wording of -1104's VERIFY-field mismatch — see -1104 for the full detail.