> Denham Eva wrote: > > Hi List, > > Please can anyone give me some pointers on this issue. > We have third party app called Maximo with reports that run from > within it. > We are receiving an error on one of these reports. > The Oracle error that comes out of it is > ORA-01406 fetched column value was truncated. > I am not sure of what exactly is happening as I don't have access to > their source. > However I would like to know if there is a general resolution for this > that can be implemented on the server, > or is it perhaps a bug? > > OS = Win2K SP6 > ORACLE = 8.1.7.0.0 > > Rgds > Denham >
It's a bug in their application. That's what you get when, for instance, you fetch a string of 12 characters into a variable which can accomodate only 10. Oracle knows the size of the recipient variable, so doesn't (normally) blows up your memory, but it issues a warning. -- Regards, Stephane Faroult Oriole Ltd -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Stephane Faroult INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
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