Informix Error -88306: Cannot mix the following flags : <flag> </flag>

Reasons / Common Causes

-88306 fires when mutually exclusive command-line flags are specified together — per the official guidance.

1. Mutually exclusive flags specified in the same command, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

1. Check the command-line information and fix the command line, per the official guidance.

Examples

N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented beyond mutually exclusive flags.

Diagnostic Checks

1. Check the named flags for mutual exclusivity, and remove all but one.

Related Errors / Related Topics

• -88305 — "The flag is not valid in the current context." A related flag-validity error, on a flag invalid for the context rather than two flags being mutually exclusive.

Mutually exclusive flags were specified together — remove all but one.