Informix Error -8013: An error occurred when an attempt was made to open the listing file filename. Be certain that the user has write permissions in the current directory.

Reasons / Common Causes

-8013 fires when the ACE compiler can't open its listing file — per the official guidance.

1. No write access to the current directory, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
2. A file of that name already existing without write access, per the official guidance — the second named cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Ensure the account has write access to the current directory, per the official guidance.
2. If a file of that name already exists, check that the account has write access to it, per the official guidance.

Examples

Checking current-directory write access

$ ls -ld .

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check write permission on the current directory and on any pre-existing listing file of that name.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -8010 — "The file filename could not be opened. The operating system was asked to open it for writing..." A related file-open-for-writing failure, for a general output file rather than specifically the listing file.

The ACE compiler's listing file couldn't be opened — check write permission on the current directory and any existing file of that name.