Oninit
Talk to an expert →

Informix Error -9053: An unknown entry in the .arc file has been detected. Recompile your ACE report specification using SACEPREP and then rerun SACEGO. Be certain that the version numbers for SACEPREP and SACEGO are identical.

Cause and resolution

An unknown entry in the .arc file has been detected. Recompile your ACE report specification using SACEPREP and then rerun SACEGO. Be certain that the version numbers for SACEPREP and SACEGO are identical.

The versions of ACEPREP and ACEGO must agree. (To check the version of either program, run it from the command line with the -v option.) To recompile the report, use a version of the compiler, ACEPREP, that is identical to the version of the runner, ACEGO. If the versions are already the same, recompile the report anyway to ensure that the .ace file has not been corrupted. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-9053 fires when ACEGO detects an entry in the compiled .arc file it doesn't recognize — per the official guidance.

  1. A version mismatch between ACEPREP (the compiler) and ACEGO (the runner), per the official guidance — the first named cause.
  2. A corrupted .ace/.arc file, per the official guidance — the second named cause, even when versions already match.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Recompile the report using SACEPREP, then rerun SACEGO, per the official guidance.
  2. Be certain the version numbers for SACEPREP and SACEGO are identical (check with the -v option), per the official guidance.
  3. If versions already match, recompile anyway to rule out file corruption, per the official guidance.
  4. If the error recurs, note all circumstances and contact IBM Informix Technical Support, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking versions
$ saceprep -v
$ sacego -v
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check that SACEPREP and SACEGO report the same version, and recompile with SACEPREP before escalating.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -9002 — "An unknown operation code was found in the PMIM." A closely related compiled-report-corruption/version-mismatch error.
  • -9054 — "The ACE report was compiled by version A compiler. This runner can only run 5 through B." The explicit version-range mismatch error this code's guidance also points to.

An unknown entry was found in the compiled .arc file, typically a version mismatch or corruption — recompile with a matching SACEPREP/SACEGO version.