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Informix Error -4436: There are too many variables to VALIDATE or INITIALIZE in one statement.

Cause and resolution

There are too many variables to VALIDATE or INITIALIZE in one statement.

There is a limit of 250 names (through Version 4.0) in the VALIDATE and INITIALIZE statements. Simply divide this statement into multiple statements so as not to exceed the limit.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4436 fires when a VALIDATE/INITIALIZE statement names more than 250 variables (through Version 4.0) — per the official guidance, this is a hard limit on names per statement.

  1. A VALIDATE/INITIALIZE statement with more than 250 names, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Divide the statement into multiple statements, per the official guidance, so no single one exceeds the limit.
Examples
Splitting an oversized VALIDATE statement
VALIDATE var1, var2, ..., var300
Corrected
VALIDATE var1, var2, ..., var250
VALIDATE var251, ..., var300
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Count the names in every VALIDATE/INITIALIZE statement, and split it if it exceeds 250.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -4436 in this set yet.

A VALIDATE/INITIALIZE statement exceeds 250 names — split it into multiple statements.