ERROR

SDE 3.x for Informix: Invalid entity type mask (cause: long table name)

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Error Message

Running shp2sde like this:

shp2sde -o create -l mytable_has_a_big_name,shape -f myshpfile -S "Rights of Ways" -g 256,0,0 -c 1000 -x 6000000,1800000,1000 -a file=crossref.txt -G 26946 -e a+ -v -u sdetest -p mypasswd -s server1 -D mydb -i esri_sde

Produces this error:

ESRI SDE Shape to Layer Loading Utility Tue Jul 11 08:45:09 2000
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SDE Code (-31): Invalid entity type mask (Error in SE_layer_create())
Delete layer "mytable_has_a_big_name" ...

Cause

The name of the table (and thus the layer) is too long. The extra long string is corrupting the parsing of entity type command option.

Solution or Workaround



Shorten the table name.

Article ID:000001915

Software:
  • Legacy Products

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