Informix Error -6008: Tablename has not been opened.

Cause and resolution

Tablename has not been opened.

A call to dbselect must first open the table that dbselfield() is to use. Review the program logic to make sure that this action is performed.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-6008 fires when dbselfield() is called before dbselect() has opened its target table — per the archived catalogue.

dbselfield() called before dbselect() opened the table, per the archived catalogue — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Call dbselect() to open the table before calling dbselfield(), per the archived catalogue.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the function-level condition described above.

Diagnostic Checks

Confirm dbselect() precedes the dbselfield() call in the program's logic.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-6006 — "Tablename has not been opened."
-6015 — "Tablename has not been opened."
-6018 — "Tablename has not been opened."
-6021 — "Tablename has not been opened."
-6023 — "Tablename has not been opened."
-6028 — "Tablename has not been opened."

Open the table with dbselect() before calling dbselfield().