Oninit
Talk to an expert →

Informix Error -1323

-1323 A report output pipe cannot be opened.

The pipe that the REPORT TO PIPE statement specifies could not be started. Check that all programs that are named in it exist and are accessible from your execution path. Also look for operating-system messages that might give more specific errors.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-1323 fires when the pipe named in a REPORT TO PIPE statement can't be started — per the official guidance, this is typically because a named program doesn't exist or isn't accessible from the execution path.

  1. A program named in the pipe that doesn't exist, per the official guidance — the direct, named cause.
  2. A program that exists but isn't accessible from the execution path, per the official guidance — a PATH/permissions issue rather than a missing program.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Check that all programs named in the pipe exist and are accessible from your execution path, per the official guidance.
  2. Look for operating-system messages that might give more specific errors, per the official guidance.
Examples
Checking the piped program's availability
$ which report_formatter
$ echo "$PATH"
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check that every program named in REPORT TO PIPE exists and is on the execution path.
  2. Check operating-system error messages for more specific detail.
Related Errors / Related Topics
  • -1322 — "A report output file cannot be opened." A related report-output error, for a plain file rather than a pipe.
  • -1324 — "A report output file cannot be written to." A related report-output error, about writing rather than opening.

The REPORT TO PIPE couldn't start — check that the named program exists and is on the execution path.