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Informix Error -32405: Incorrectly formed hexadecimal value.

Cause and resolution

Incorrectly formed hexadecimal value.

The hexadecimal file that is used to load a BYTE value into the table has an illegal character or an incorrectly formed hexadecimal value. Check the file for any anomalies and try running your statement again.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-32405 fires when the hexadecimal file used to load a BYTE value contains an illegal character or malformed hex value — per the official guidance.

  1. An illegal character, or an incorrectly formed hexadecimal value, in the load file, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check the file for anomalies and run the statement again, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond malformed hex data in a BYTE load file.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Inspect the hexadecimal load file for an illegal character or an incorrectly formed value.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -32404 — "Invalid delimiter. Do not use '\', hex digits, tab or space." A related LOAD statement error, on an illegal delimiter rather than malformed hex data.

A BYTE load file's hexadecimal data was malformed or contained an illegal character — inspect and fix the file, then retry.