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Informix Error -16385: Call to function function-name failed.

Cause and resolution

Call to function function-name failed.

The logic in your 4GL or C language function might be defective or might not support the argument list that you specified in a CALL command. Use the VIEW command to examine the source code of a 4GL function. Use the Escape feature to examine the source file of a C function.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-16385 fires when a CALL command's target function fails — per the official guidance.

  1. Defective logic in the 4GL or C function, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
  2. An argument list that the function doesn't actually support, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Use VIEW to examine a 4GL function's source code, per the official guidance.
  2. Use the Escape feature to examine a C function's source file, per the official guidance.
Examples
Viewing a function's source
> VIEW myfunc
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Review the function's source (via VIEW for 4GL, or Escape for C) against the arguments actually passed.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -16355 — "Function function-name requires parameters." A related CALL-failure precondition, about missing parameters specifically rather than a general call failure.
  • -16356 — "Too many parameters passed to function function-name." A related CALL-failure precondition, about extra parameters specifically rather than a general call failure.

A CALL to the named function failed — review its source against the arguments passed.