Informix Error -4329

-4329 The variable variable-name is not a record. Only record variables

may be expanded using the .* or THROUGH shorthand.

You have used the displayed name with either dot-asterisk (.*) or the word THRU (or THROUGH), which is shorthand notation to specify a list of the components of a record. Unfortunately, the variable is not defined as a record. Make sure that you specified the right variable and that it is defined as a record.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4329 fires when a variable used with .* or THRU/THROUGH shorthand isn't defined as a record — per the official guidance, this shorthand only works to expand a record's component list.

A non-record variable used with .*/THRU/THROUGH, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Confirm the correct variable was specified, per the official guidance.
Confirm it's defined as a record, per the official guidance.

Examples

Expanding a non-record variable

DEFINE qty INTEGER
DISPLAY qty.*
-- -4329: qty is not defined as a record

Corrected

DEFINE rec RECORD
  qty INTEGER,
  price DECIMAL
END RECORD

DISPLAY rec.*

Diagnostic Checks

Check the declaration of any variable used with .*/THRU/THROUGH, and confirm it's genuinely a record.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-4311 — "The variable "variable-name" was not defined as a record. It cannot be used in this fashion." A closely related error, essentially the same condition.
-4161 — "This variable has not been defined as a record or object." A closely related error in the NewEra-specific context, also covering objects.

A variable used with .*/THRU/THROUGH isn't a record — check its declaration.