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Informix Error -12014: Smart Large Objects: Cannot find entry in lofd table.

Cause and resolution

Smart Large Objects: Cannot find entry in lofd table.

An attempt was made to access a smart large object using an invalid LO file descriptor.

Check that the LO file descriptor you supplied is correct and that the smart large object is still open.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-12014 fires when a smart large object is accessed with an invalid LO file descriptor — per the official guidance.

  1. An invalid LO file descriptor used to access the smart large object, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check that the LO file descriptor supplied is correct, per the official guidance.
  2. Confirm the smart large object is still open, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an invalid LO file descriptor.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the LO file descriptor's value, and confirm the large object it refers to is still open.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -12000 — "Smart Large Objects: Cannot add entry to lofd table." A related internal lofd-table error, on adding an entry rather than finding one.
  • -12008 — "Smart Large Objects: Cannot delete entry in lofd table." A related internal lofd-table error, on deleting an entry rather than finding one.
  • -12015 — "Smart Large Objects: Cannot find entry in lohd table." The same class of not-found error, for the lohd table rather than lofd.

An invalid LO file descriptor was used to access a smart large object — check its value and confirm the object is still open.