Informix Error -8129
-8129 Specified page length length is too short for default report.
A report page cannot fit in the number of lines that are specified. Allow more lines per page or revise the report specification to use fewer lines (for instance, by changing the top or bottom margins).
Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance
Reasons / Common Causes
-8129 fires when a specified page length is too short to fit the report — per the official guidance.
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PAGE LENGTHtoo small for the report's margins/header/trailer to fit with room for detail rows, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
- Allow more lines per page, per the official guidance, or
- Revise the report specification to use fewer lines (e.g. by changing the top or bottom margins), per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A
No specific triggering statement is documented beyond a page length too short for the report's default layout.
Diagnostic Checks
- Check
PAGE LENGTHagainst the combined margin/header/trailer line counts, and either increasePAGE LENGTHor reduce those line counts.
Related Errors / Related Topics
- -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." A closely related page-length restriction, describing the same underlying condition with more specific wording.
The specified page length is too short for the report — increase it or reduce the report's margin/header/trailer lines.