Informix Error -12062: Smart Large Objects: Error in user data free list.
Cause and resolution
Smart Large Objects: Error in user data free list.
User data free list cannot be manipulated.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-12062 is an internal error — per the official guidance, the user data free list can't be manipulated.
- An internal failure manipulating the user data free list, per the official guidance — no further detail given.
Solutions / Resolution
- If this error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance's general pattern for this error family.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.
Diagnostic Checks
- 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
- -12061 — "Smart Large Objects: Cannot read user data." A related internal user-data error, on reading rather than free-list management.
The user data free list couldn't be manipulated — report recurrences to IBM Informix Technical Support.