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Informix Error -33004: Option option-name does not exist or has bad format.

Cause and resolution

Option option-name does not exist or has bad format.

This embedded-language product does not support the specified option from the preprocessor/compiler command line. Check that it is spelled as you intended. Refer to the embedded-language manual for supported options.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-33004 fires when a preprocessor/compiler command-line option isn't supported by the embedded-language product — per the official guidance.

  1. An unsupported or misspelled command-line option, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check the option's spelling, per the official guidance, and refer to the embedded-language manual for supported options.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an unsupported/misspelled option.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the flagged option's spelling and existence against the embedded-language manual's list of supported options.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -33004 in this set yet.

A command-line option doesn't exist or is misspelled — check it against the embedded-language manual's supported options.