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Informix Error -16381: Cannot set breakpoint or tracepoint - no current module.

Cause and resolution

Cannot set breakpoint or tracepoint - no current module.

You cannot set a breakpoint or tracepoint without referencing a module or function unless a program module is in the Source window. You probably ignored an error message that appeared when you were unable to load a 4GL source file.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-16381 fires when BREAK/TRACE is used without a module/function reference and no module is currently in the Source window — per the official guidance.

  1. An earlier error message about a 4GL source file failing to load being ignored, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check for and resolve any earlier source-load failure, per the official guidance, before setting a BREAK/TRACE without an explicit module/function reference.
  2. Specify the module or function explicitly in the BREAK/TRACE command, as an alternative workaround.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond no current module being loaded.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check for an earlier "cannot load source file" message, and resolve it, or specify the module/function explicitly in the BREAK/TRACE command.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -16390 — "Error occurred while reading file filename." A related source-loading error, likely the underlying cause of no module being current.

No module is current for an unqualified BREAK/TRACE — check for an earlier source-load failure, or name the module/function explicitly.