Informix Error -8011: The user function called name has not yet been defined by the user.

Cause and resolution

The user function called name has not yet been defined by the user.

A call was made to a function with the name shown. ACE assumes that it is an external C function. However, external functions must be defined in the DEFINE section of the report using FUNCTION funcname statements, and this name is not defined. If name was intended as the name of an external function, insert a FUNCTION statement for it.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-8011 fires when a report calls a function ACE assumes is external C, but that hasn't been declared — per the official guidance.

A call to a function not declared in the DEFINE section via a FUNCTION funcname statement, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Insert a FUNCTION statement for the named function, per the official guidance, in the DEFINE section, if it was intended as an external function.

Examples

An undeclared external function call

PRINT compute_discount(order_total)
-- -8011: compute_discount is not declared as an external function

Corrected

DEFINE
  FUNCTION compute_discount(amount)

Diagnostic Checks

Check the DEFINE section for a FUNCTION statement matching the called function's name, and add one if it's missing.

Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -8011 in this set yet.

A called function isn't declared with FUNCTION in the DEFINE section — add the declaration.