In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “20084 The start position in the FIXED WIDTH FORMAT part of the format file is not valid.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
20084 The start position in the FIXED WIDTH FORMAT part of the format file is not valid.
Reason for the Error
The start position for one of the columns that you specified in the FIXED WIDTH FORMAT part of the format file was invalid.
Solution
Verify and correct the column start position in the FIXED WIDTH FORMAT part of the format file and resubmit
