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Informix Error -12061: Smart Large Objects: Cannot read user data.

Cause and resolution

Smart Large Objects: Cannot read user data.

If this error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-12061 is an internal error — per the official guidance, no user-facing cause is documented beyond a failure reading user data.

  1. An internal failure reading the object's user data, per the official guidance — no further detail given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If this error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs — this is an internal error with no documented user-actionable cause.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -12029 — "Smart Large Objects: Cannot delete SB_USERDATA_SLOT." A related user-data error, on deleting the slot rather than reading it.

An internal failure occurred reading user data — report recurrences to IBM Informix Technical Support.