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Informix HPL message 23413: Environment variable '%s' expansion would overflow string

Message

Program: onpload

Environment variable '%s' expansion would overflow string

Placeholders, in order: %s

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

What it means

Expanding an environment variable in a path would overflow the string.

Common causes
  • Very long values.
What to do
  • Shorten the variable or path.