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Informix Error -3751: Type carriage return to continue.

Cause and resolution

Type carriage return to continue.

No current IBM Informix product returns this message. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-3751 is a legacy message: per the official guidance, no current IBM Informix product returns this message.

  1. Encountering this message at all is not expected in a current product, per the official guidance — no current version triggers it.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
Recording circumstances for support

Capture the exact operation being performed and the product/version in use before contacting IBM Informix Technical Support, since this message isn't expected from any current product.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the product/version in use, since no current IBM Informix product should return this message.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -3750 — "Command aborted." A related legacy message, also not returned by any current IBM Informix product.

This is a legacy message not returned by any current IBM Informix product — if it recurs, record the circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.