Improper data type return when creating API request in Rocket Universe

Question

We encounter this error message “improper data type” at production but in UAT environment is working fine. It also hang at submitRequest.Please advise.

Below is our coding

0001: TEXT="" ; RHANDLE = ""
0002: DL="|"   
0003: RESULT=createRequest("http://10.136.68.46:50003/WebApi/vehicle/VVV5555/icno/1111111111","GET",RHANDLE)   
0004: CRT "RESULT":RESULT
0005: CRT "RHANDLE":RHANDLE
0008: RESULT=submitRequest(RHANDLE,"5000","AmtIn=":TEXT,RHEAD,RDATA,RSTAT)
0009: CRT "RESULT":RESULT
0010: INPUT DUMMY

Result

RESULT0

RHANDLE Program "TWL.VIX11": Line 5, Improper data type.

Answer 1

The solution is due to the setting in the /etc/hosts/ Add the following in the last line of the file

10.136.68.46 webapisvr