Informix Error -1238

Reasons / Common Causes

-1238 is flagged by the official text as an internal error — per the official guidance, it's specifically pointed at IBM Informix Technical Support, with no application-level cause documented.

1. A genuine internal era-configuration failure, per the official guidance's framing — no application-level trigger is named.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Contact IBM Informix Technical Support regarding this internal error, per the official guidance — this is the documented, only resolution path.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Capture the exact circumstances (locale, era configuration, statement) at the time -1238 occurred, per the official guidance's escalation path.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -1236 — "Bad era date." A related, application-level era-format error, distinct from this internal condition.
• -1237 — "Bad era name." Another related, application-level era-format error.

An internal era-initialization error — contact IBM Informix Technical Support.