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Informix Error -79784: Locale not supported.

Cause and resolution

Locale not supported.

The locale entered in the DB_LOCALE or CLIENT_LOCALE variable is not valid.

For valid locales, see the Informix JDBC Driver Driver Programmer's Guide.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-79784 fires when the locale given in DB_LOCALE or CLIENT_LOCALE is invalid — per the official guidance.

  1. An invalid locale in DB_LOCALE/CLIENT_LOCALE, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. See the Informix JDBC Driver Programmer's Guide for valid locales, per the official guidance, and correct the setting.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond an invalid locale.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the DB_LOCALE/CLIENT_LOCALE value's locale component against the documented valid locales.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -79783 — "Encoding or code set not supported." A related DB_LOCALE/ CLIENT_LOCALE error, on the code-set component rather than the locale component.

An invalid locale was given in DB_LOCALE/CLIENT_LOCALE — check the Programmer's Guide for valid locales.