Informix Error -22210: Repeated data item variable-name is not expanded.

Cause and resolution

Repeated data item variable-name is not expanded.

The ESQL/COBOL preprocessor does not expand the record that contains repeated data items. Change the record and try again.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-22210 fires when a record contains repeated data items — per the official guidance, the ESQL/COBOL preprocessor doesn't expand records that contain repeated data items.

A record containing repeated data items, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Change the record so it doesn't contain repeated data items, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a record with repeated data items.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the flagged record's declaration for repeated (OCCURS-style) data items, and restructure it.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-22231 — "Record nesting limit exceeded." A related record-structure error, on excessive nesting depth rather than repeated data items.

A record contained repeated data items, which the preprocessor doesn't expand — restructure the record.