Informix Error -4516: A character variable has referenced subscripts that are out of range.

Reasons / Common Causes

-4516 is a legacy code — per the official guidance, it has been replaced by error -1332. See -1332 for the current documentation of this condition: a character (CHAR/VARCHAR) variable was substring-referenced with subscripts outside its valid range.

1. This exact wording is superseded, per the official guidance — -1332 now covers the same underlying condition.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Treat this as -1332 and apply that code's resolution steps, per the official guidance.

Examples

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No triggering example is documented separately from -1332 — see that code for worked examples of the underlying subscript-range failure.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Confirm the environment/version reporting -4516 rather than -1332, and refer to -1332 for the actual diagnostic steps.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -1332 — "A character variable has referenced subscripts that are out of range." The current, active code that has replaced -4516.

-4516 has been replaced by -1332 — refer to that code for the current documentation of this subscript-range failure.