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Informix Error -16312: Missing or misplaced = sign.

Cause and resolution

Missing or misplaced = sign.

The LET command always requires an equal sign (=) as does ALIAS without the asterisk option. Repeat the command and be sure to use the equal sign in the appropriate place.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16312 fires when a LET command, or an ALIAS command without the asterisk option, is missing its required equal sign — per the official guidance.

  1. A LET or ALIAS command missing the required =, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Repeat the command, using the equal sign in the appropriate place, per the official guidance.
Examples
A LET command missing the equal sign
> LET x 5
Corrected
> LET x = 5
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the LET/ALIAS command for a missing or misplaced =.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -16317 — "Program variable name expected." A related LET-command error, about the variable name being unrecognized rather than the = being missing.

A LET/ALIAS command is missing its required = sign, or has it in the wrong place — correct the placement.