Informix Error -33988: External Space creation failed.

Reasons / Common Causes

-33988 fires when the server can't add an external space — per the official guidance.

1. An underlying failure while adding the external space, per the official guidance — the direct cause; the specific reason accompanies this error.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the error returned with this failure, per the official guidance, to determine and address the underlying cause.

Examples

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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an external-space creation failure.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the accompanying error message/online log for the specific reason the external space couldn't be created.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -33990 — "External Space drop fails." A related external-space error, on dropping rather than creating one.

Creating an external space failed — check the accompanying error for the specific cause.