Informix Error -1357: Read error on temporary file filename.
Cause and resolution
Read error on temporary file filename.
The operating system signalled an error during input from a temporary file in which a TEXT or BYTE variable was saved. Possibly a hardware failure occurred. For more information, look for operating-system messages.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-1357 fires when the operating system signals an error reading from a temporary file holding a
TEXT/BYTE variable — per the official guidance, this is possibly a hardware failure.
- A hardware failure, per the official guidance's named possibility.
- The temporary file having been removed or altered externally before the read, more generally, though not explicitly named by this sparse official text.
Solutions / Resolution
- Look for operating-system messages, per the official guidance, for more information on the underlying cause.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented — this is an OS-level read failure on a
TEXT/BYTE temporary file.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check operating-system messages around the time of the failure for hardware-level errors.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -1355 — "Cannot build temporary file." A related temp-file error, about the file's creation failing rather than a later read.
- -1356 — "Write error on temporary file filename." A related temp-file error, about writing rather than reading.
An OS-level read error on a TEXT/BYTE temp file, possibly hardware — check OS-level
messages.