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Informix Error -8114

-8114 The number of lines to be printed in the top and bottom margins plus

the lines to be printed in the page header and trailer clauses exceeds or equals the page length.

Examine the statements in the OUTPUT section and in any HEADER and TRAILER clauses. The total of lines that these statements use must be sufficiently less than the specified page length that some detail rows can be printed.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-8114 fires when a report's margin and header/trailer line counts together meet or exceed the page length, leaving no room for detail rows — per the official guidance.

  1. Combined TOP MARGIN/BOTTOM MARGIN/PAGE HEADER/PAGE TRAILER line counts at or above PAGE LENGTH, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Examine the statements in the OUTPUT section and in any HEADER/TRAILER clauses, per the official guidance, and reduce the total so detail rows can still be printed.
Examples
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No specific triggering statement is documented beyond the combined line counts meeting or exceeding PAGE LENGTH.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Add up TOP MARGIN + BOTTOM MARGIN + PAGE HEADER lines + PAGE TRAILER lines, and compare against PAGE LENGTH, leaving room for at least one detail row.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -8109 — "Wordwrap may not be used within PAGE HEADERS or TRAILERS." A related header/trailer line-count-predictability restriction, about WORDWRAP specifically.
  • -8112 — "Within an IF-THEN-ELSE statement of a header or trailer clause, the number of lines printed in the IF part must equal the number of lines printed in the ELSE part." A related header/trailer line-count restriction, about branch balance rather than total page fit.

A report's combined margin/header/trailer line counts meet or exceed the page length — reduce them so detail rows still fit.