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Informix Error -16334: Internal error - null keyword encountered.

Cause and resolution

Internal error - null keyword encountered.

This message reflects a condition that was expected never to occur. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16334 fires when the Debugger's command parser encounters a condition expected never to occur — per the official guidance.

  1. An unexpected internal condition in the command parser, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

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

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Note the exact command and circumstances that triggered it, and escalate if the error recurs.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -16319 — "Internal error - illegal command." A closely related internal-error code, for a different unexpected parser condition.

An unexpected internal condition occurred in the Debugger's command parser — note the circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.