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Informix Error -22260: Internal Error: Invalid integer size.

Cause and resolution

Internal Error: Invalid integer size.

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

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-22260 is an internal error — per the official guidance, an invalid integer size was encountered.

  1. An invalid integer size, 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
  • -22249 — "Internal error: Invalid integer size (toaint)." The same class of internal invalid-integer-size error, specific to the toaint routine.

An invalid integer size was encountered internally — contact IBM Informix Technical Support if it recurs.