r a numeric value because it contains
        errors or if a routine cannot complete a calculation involving numeric
        variables because at least one of the numeric variables is invalid.
        Internally it is defined as -1213 (the <span class="productname">Informix</span> definition).
       </p></dd><dt id="ECPG-INFORMIX-CONSTANTS-ECPG-INFORMIX-BAD-EXPONENT"><span class="term"><code class="literal">ECPG_INFORMIX_BAD_EXPONENT</code></span> <a href="#ECPG-INFORMIX-CONSTANTS-ECPG-INFORMIX-BAD-EXPONEN