Informix Error -26733: A gridtable can only be altered, renamed or dropped within a grid context. You must Connect to the appropriate grid prior to issueing the alter or drop table statement.

Reasons / Common Causes

-26733 fires when ALTER/RENAME/DROP TABLE on a grid table is issued outside a grid context — per the official guidance.

1. The statement wasn't issued within a grid context, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Connect to the appropriate grid before issuing the ALTER/DROP statement, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an out-of-grid-context ALTER/RENAME/DROP.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check whether the session is connected within the grid context, and connect to the grid before altering/renaming/dropping the table.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -26482 — "Cannot alter a replicated table in a grid outside of the same grid context" A closely related grid restriction, on ALTER TABLE requiring the same grid context with replication enabled.

A grid table was altered/renamed/dropped outside a grid context — connect to the grid first.