Informix Error -12115: The LO header page is a wrong length - probably corrupted.

Reasons / Common Causes

-12115 fires when the LO header page's length doesn't match what's expected — per the official guidance, indicating internal corruption.

1. An internal error that corrupted the LO header, per the official guidance — no further detail given.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Delete and recreate the smart large object, per the official guidance, or
2. Restore the sbspace from an archive, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a corrupted LO header.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check whether the affected object can simply be deleted and recreated, or whether a broader sbspace restore from archive is needed.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -12116 — "Smart Large Objects: Bad LO header." The same class of corrupted-header error, general rather than specifically a wrong page length.

The LO header page has the wrong length, indicating corruption — delete and recreate the object, or restore the sbspace from archive.