Informix Error -1154: Cannot use edit key.
Cause and resolution
Cannot use edit key.
This message is a version of message -1105/-1303, which is used by IBM Informix 4GL/RF with handheld terminals that have very small screens. See message -1105.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-1154 is a variant of -1105/-1303 used specifically by IBM Informix 4GL/RF on handheld terminals
with limited screen space — per the official guidance, it's the same underlying PICTURE-field
editing restriction, just worded more compactly for small displays.
- A
CTRL-A/CTRL-D/CTRL-Xediting key pressed on aPICTURE-formatted field, per the official guidance — the same direct cause as -1105, occurring on a 4GL/RF handheld terminal.
Solutions / Resolution
- Enter values using only printable characters and backspace, per the official guidance — see -1105 for the full detail on this editing restriction.
Examples
N/A
This is the 4GL/RF handheld-terminal wording of -1105's condition — see -1105's examples for the
underlying PICTURE-attribute mechanism.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check whether the field has a
PICTUREattribute in the form specification, per -1105's diagnostic approach.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -1105 — "You cannot use this editing feature because a picture exists." The full,
non-handheld wording of this same
PICTURE-field editing restriction. - -1303 — The 4GL-program equivalent of -1105's condition.
The 4GL/RF handheld-terminal wording of -1105's PICTURE-field editing restriction — see -1105
for the full detail.