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Informix Error -29010: AS reply message (codepoint=codepoint) not supported by Gateway.

Cause and resolution

AS reply message (codepoint=codepoint) not supported by Gateway.

The Gateway received an unsupported/unrecognized DDM reply message. The current SQL statement is terminated. The application is disconnected from the application server.

The hexadecimal codepoint for the received DDM reply message is returned as a token in the SQLERRM.

To interpret the hexadecimal codepoint of the DDM reply message requires DDM knowledge.

Attempt to rerun the application. If the problem persists, notify the DBA for assistance in analyzing the SQL statement that yields this SQLCODE. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-29010 fires when the Gateway receives a DDM reply message it doesn't support or recognize from the application server — per the official guidance, the current SQL statement is terminated and the application is disconnected. The hexadecimal codepoint of the reply message is returned as a token in SQLERRM.

  1. An unsupported/unrecognized DDM reply message received from the application server, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Rerun the application, per the official guidance.
  2. If the problem persists, notify the DBA for analysis of the triggering SQL statement, per the official guidance.
  3. If the 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 beyond an unsupported DDM reply message.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Extract the reply-message codepoint from SQLERRM, rerun the application, and escalate to the DBA if it persists.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -29008 — "DDM parameter (parameter-codepoint) not supported error. Disconnected from AS." A related unsupported-DDM-element error, on a parameter sent to the RDB.
  • -29009 — "DDM parameter value (parameter,parameter-value) not supported. Disconnected from AS." A related unsupported-DDM-element error, on a parameter value.

The Gateway received an unsupported DDM reply message from the application server and disconnected — rerun the application, escalating to the DBA if it persists.