Oracle-L: RE: ORA-01401: inserted value too large for column

From: Bellow, Bambi <bbellow_at_chi.navtech.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:19:27 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D36AC.20031016151927@fatcity.com>

Embedded \0 on the assignment?

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Seeing this on AIX 5.1 64 bit Oracle 9.2.0.1.0 with char datatypes. Anyone aware of this issue?

CREATE TABLE CHAR_TEST
(
CHAR1 CHAR(1)
)

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE TEST_CHAR (
po_out OUT CHAR_TEST.CHAR1%TYPE -- this column is defined as CHAR(1) )
IS
BEGIN po_out := 'X';

The value assigned to po_out (in Oracle 9i instance) is an 'X' followed by 199 spaces.
The value assigned to po_out (in Oracle 8i instance) is an 'X', no spaces. dbms_output.put_line('[BEGIN]-->' || po_out || '<--[END]');
In Oracle 9i, the following will cause the exception: "ORA-01401: inserted value too large for column" INSERT INTO CHAR_TEST (CHAR1) VALUES (po_out);

EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS
THEN
dbms_output.put_line('Error: ' || SQLERRM); END;
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