HPE NonStop SQL/MX Error – 3088 The ALLOCATE AND DEALLOCATE cannot coexist in the same ALTER TABLE statement.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “3088 The ALLOCATE AND DEALLOCATE cannot coexist in the same ALTER TABLE statement.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.

Error Message

3088 The ALLOCATE AND DEALLOCATE cannot coexist in the same ALTER TABLE statement.

Reason for the Error

You specified an ALTER TABLE statement with both ALLOCATE and DEALLOCATE clauses, which is not supported.

Solution

Correct the ALTER TABLE statement to include either ALLOCATE or DEALLOCATE