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Informix Error -1155

-1155 Enter value in field.

This message is a version of message -1124/-1305, which is used by IBM Informix 4GL/RF with handheld terminals that have very small screens. See message -1124.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-1155 is a variant of -1124/-1305 used specifically by IBM Informix 4GL/RF on handheld terminals with very small screens — per the official guidance, it's the same underlying REQUIRED-field condition, just worded more compactly for small displays.

  1. Attempting to move off a REQUIRED field with no value entered, per the official guidance — the same direct cause as -1124, occurring on a 4GL/RF handheld terminal.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Enter a value before moving to another field, per the official guidance — see -1124 for the full detail, including the type-then-backspace null-entry workaround.
Examples
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This is the 4GL/RF handheld-terminal wording of -1124's condition — see -1124's examples for the underlying REQUIRED-attribute mechanism.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check whether the field is marked REQUIRED in the form specification, per -1124's diagnostic approach.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -1124 — "This field requires an entered value." The full, non-handheld wording of this same REQUIRED-field condition.
  • -1305 — The 4GL-program equivalent of -1124's condition.

The 4GL/RF handheld-terminal wording of -1124's REQUIRED-field condition — see -1124 for the full detail.