Informix Error -23086: Unable to spawn the preprocessor.

Reasons / Common Causes

-23086 fires when the ESQL processor can't spawn the ESQL preprocessor sub-process — per the official guidance.

1. A failure spawning the ESQL preprocessor sub-process, per the official guidance — no further named detail; check the preprocessor's installation and permissions.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check that the preprocessor executable is installed and executable, per the official guidance's implication.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a spawn failure.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the preprocessor executable's presence, permissions, and PATH visibility.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -23092 — "Unable to spawn the compiler." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the compiler rather than the preprocessor.
• -23093 — "Unable to spawn the linker." The same class of sub-process-spawn error, for the linker rather than the preprocessor.
• -23094 — "Unable to spawn the resource compiler." The same class of sub-process- spawn error, for the resource compiler rather than the preprocessor.

The ESQL processor couldn't spawn the preprocessor — check its installation and permissions.