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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC62901 Status: Closed

INCORRECT DISPLAY SIZE RETURN FOR SQLEXTENDEDESCRIBE WITH ROW TYPE
PARAMETER WITH > 8 FIELDS IN LINUX,WINDOWS FOR CLIDESC BCKT

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2
Problem description:
When using DB2 CLI driver, CLI API SQLExtendedDescribe returns 
different display sizes on 
differentplatforms for ROW data type. 
 However, display size should be same on all platforms. 
 
      ex When a stored procedure with 3 parameters is called for 
AIX  the display size obtained is 3 as expected.But on the linux 
and nt32 modes the obtained display size is 2 when the expected 
   value is 3 for ROW data type. 
  However with all other data types correct display sizes are 
 obtained.
Problem Summary:
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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* CLI driver DB2 v97                                           * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* When using DB2 CLI driver, CLI API SQLExtendedDescribe       * 
* returns                                                      * 
* different display sizes on                                   * 
*                                                              * 
* differentplatforms for ROW data type.                        * 
*                                                              * 
*  However, display size should be same on all platforms.      * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*       ex When a stored procedure with 3 parameters is called * 
* for                                                          * 
* AIX  the display size obtained is 3 as expected.But on the   * 
* linux                                                        * 
* and nt32 modes the obtained display size is 2 when the       * 
* expected                                                     * 
*    value is 3 for ROW data type.                             * 
*                                                              * 
*   However with all other data types correct display sizes    * 
* are                                                          * 
*  obtained.                                                   * 
**************************************************************** 
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to V97FP1                                            * 
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Local Fix:
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
First fixed in DB2 UDB version v97 FP1
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
01.09.2009
22.02.2010
22.02.2010
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.7.FP1
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
9.7.0.1 FixList