Informix Error -7423: An invalid argument is specified. Either the return type buffer is empty or the length of the buffer is not valid.

Reasons / Common Causes

-7423 fires when a DataBlade API call's return-type buffer is empty or has an invalid length — per the official guidance.

1. An empty return-type buffer, per the official guidance — the first named case.
2. An invalid buffer length, per the official guidance — the second named case.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Verify arguments to DataBlade API calls, per the official guidance, specifically the return-type buffer and its length.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an empty or invalid-length return-type buffer.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the return-type buffer argument for the DataBlade API call named in the error, and confirm it's non-empty with a valid length.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -7420 — "Argument argument_name is invalid." The general version of this same class of DataBlade API argument-validity error.

A DataBlade API call's return-type buffer is empty or has an invalid length — check both.