Informix Error -33990: External Space drop fails.

Reasons / Common Causes

-33990 fires when an attempt to drop an external space fails — per the official guidance.

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

Solutions / Resolution

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

Examples

N/A

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

Diagnostic Checks

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

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -33988 — "External Space creation failed." A related external-space error, on creating rather than dropping one.

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