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Informix Error -33036: This line does not conform to ANSI X3.135-1989.

Cause and resolution

This line does not conform to ANSI X3.135-1989.

This message is a warning only. You used the -ansi option, asking that the source file be checked for compliance with the current ANSI standard. This statement uses an Informix extension to the ANSI standard.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-33036 is a preprocessor warning — per the official guidance, it fires when the -ansi compliance-check option is used and the source line uses an Informix extension to the ANSI X3.135-1989 standard.

  1. The -ansi option used with source code using an Informix ANSI extension, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. No action needed if the Informix extension is intentional, per the official guidance — this is a compliance warning, not an error requiring a fix.
  2. Remove the Informix extension if strict ANSI compliance is required, per the official guidance's implication.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an Informix ANSI extension flagged under -ansi.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check whether strict ANSI X3.135-1989 compliance is actually required, and remove the Informix extension if so.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -33033 — "The field field-name is an Informix extension to XPG3 X/Open standard." A related standards-compliance warning, for the -xopen option rather than -ansi.
  • -33038 — "This statement does not conform to the X/Open standard." A related standards-compliance warning, for the XPG4 -xopen check rather than -ansi.

A line used an Informix extension flagged under -ansi ANSI compliance checking — a warning only, no action needed unless strict compliance is required.