Informix Error -8030: A typographical error has been found on line line-number, character char-number.
Cause and resolution
A typographical error has been found on line line-number, character char-number.
The single character at the location that is shown is not syntactically correct; it cannot be interpreted as part of a report specification.
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-8030 fires when a single character at the reported position isn't syntactically valid in a report specification — per the official guidance.
- A character that can't be interpreted as part of the report specification's syntax, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Correct or remove the invalid character at the reported line/character position.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a single syntactically invalid character at the reported position.
Diagnostic Checks
- Go to the reported line/character position, and inspect the character there for a typo or an unintended symbol.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -8018 — "A grammatical error has been found on line line-number, character char-number..." A related syntax error, about a larger construct being unparseable rather than a single invalid character.
A single character at the reported position is syntactically invalid — correct or remove it.