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Informix Error -22250: BCD buffer length is too small.

Cause and resolution

BCD buffer length is too small.

If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-22250 is an internal error — per the official guidance, a BCD (binary-coded decimal) buffer's length was too small.

  1. A BCD buffer with an insufficient length, per the official guidance — no further user-actionable detail is given.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If this internal error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented — this is reported as an internal error.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Record the full sequence of events, and escalate to IBM Informix Technical Support if the error recurs.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -22245 — "Invalid BCD type (rvalhlvar)." A related internal BCD-conversion error, on an invalid type rather than buffer length.
  • -22246 — "INTERNAL ERROR: BCD buffer too small (rhlvarval)." The same class of BCD-buffer-size error, specific to the rhlvarval routine.
  • -22247 — "Invalid BCD type (rhlvarval)." A related internal BCD-conversion error, on an invalid type rather than buffer length.

A BCD buffer's length was too small — contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.