Informix Error -22268: P in the PICTURE clause not implemented.

Cause and resolution

P in the PICTURE clause not implemented.

Currently, IBM Informix ESQL/COBOL does not support the declaration P (decimal scaling position) in a PICTURE clause.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-22268 fires when a PICTURE clause uses the P (decimal scaling position) symbol — per the official guidance, IBM Informix ESQL/COBOL doesn't currently support it.

A PICTURE clause using the P decimal-scaling-position symbol, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Rewrite the PICTURE clause without P, per the official guidance's implication — the symbol isn't currently supported.

Examples

A PICTURE clause using P

01 AMT PIC 9(3)PPP.

Diagnostic Checks

Check the flagged variable's PICTURE clause for the P symbol, and rewrite it without decimal scaling.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-22203 — "Invalid keyword name on the PICTURE clause." The general PICTURE-clause keyword error this is a specific, unimplemented-feature case of.

A PICTURE clause used the unimplemented P (decimal scaling position) symbol — rewrite without it.