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Informix Error -9811: Invalid smart-large-object fd (<lo_fd>). </lo_fd>

Cause and resolution

Invalid smart-large-object fd (<lo_fd>). </lo_fd>

An attempt was made to access a smart large object using an invalid LO file descriptor. Check that the LO file descriptor you supplied is correct and that the smart large object is still open.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-9811 fires when a smart large object is accessed using an invalid LO file descriptor — per the official guidance.

  1. An incorrect LO file descriptor, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
  2. The smart large object no longer open, per the official guidance — the second named cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check that the supplied LO file descriptor is correct, per the official guidance.
  2. Check that the smart large object is still open, per the official guidance.
Examples
N/A

No specific triggering statement is documented; the named file descriptor varies.

Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the LO file descriptor's value and whether the smart large object it refers to is still open, and correct or reopen it.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -9810 — "Smart-large-object error." The general smart-large-object error this is a specific case of, for an invalid file descriptor.

An invalid or closed smart-large-object file descriptor was used — check its value and whether the object is still open.