Informix Error -4600: No form by specified name found.

Reasons / Common Causes

-4600 fires when the Application Builder can't locate a named form file — per the official guidance, it looks for formname.frm in the current directory and in each directory named in the DBPATH environment variable.

1. The form name was misspelled, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
2. The form file was renamed, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
3. DBPATH is not set correctly, per the official guidance — the third named cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the spelling of the form name.
2. Confirm the form file (formname.frm) hasn't been renamed or moved.
3. Verify DBPATH includes the directory containing the form file.

Examples

Checking DBPATH for a form

$ echo $DBPATH
$ find . $(echo $DBPATH | tr ':' ' ') -name "order_entry.frm" 2>/dev/null

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the form name's spelling, confirm formname.frm exists where expected, and verify DBPATH includes that directory.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -4601 — "No 4GL module by specified name found." The same lookup failure, for module.4gl source files rather than .frm form files.
• -4602 — "No 4GL program by specified name found." A related lookup failure, for a multi-module program in the program database rather than a single file.
• -4603 — "No executable 4GL program by specified name found." The same lookup failure, for module.4go executable files rather than .frm form files.

A named form file (formname.frm) couldn't be located via the current directory or DBPATH — check its spelling, location, and the DBPATH setting.