Informix Error -32163: Label tag are not valid.

Cause and resolution

Label tag are not valid.

Only the tag representation of labels should be stored in the label.map file. Check the integrity and legality of the tags that are stored in the label.map file.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-32163 fires when label.map stores something other than the tag representation of a label — per the official guidance.

A non-tag representation stored in label.map, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause; only tag representations of labels should be stored there.

Solutions / Resolution

Check the integrity and legality of the tags stored in label.map, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an invalid tag stored in label.map.

Diagnostic Checks

Review each stored value in label.map and confirm it's a legal tag representation.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-32126 — "Illegal label tag." A related label-tag error, on an unrecognized tag value used at runtime rather than an invalid stored representation.
-32162 — "Label tag are not unique." A related label-tag error, on duplicate mappings rather than invalid representations.

label.map stored a value that isn't a legal tag representation — check the file's tag integrity.