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Problem IC65015
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Status: Closed |
LEFT AND RIGHT SCALAR FUNCTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LEN > LEN(STR) |
| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
The scalar functions SYSIBM.LEFT and SYSIBM.RIGHT do not allow
a length argument (second argument) that is greater than the
length of the string-expression (first argument). This
behaviour is incompatible with SYSFUN.LEFT and SYSFUN.RIGHT.
For example:
$ db2 "values SYSIBM.LEFT('12345',10)"
1
-----
SQL0138N A numeric argument of a built-in string function is
out of range.
SQLSTATE=22011
SYSFUN.LEFT and SYSFUN.RIGHT allow the length to exceed the
length of string-expression, the result is padded with blanks to
the specified length. |
| Problem Summary: |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* All who uses LEFT and RIGHT scalar functions. *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* The scalar functions SYSIBM.LEFT and SYSIBM.RIGHT do *
* notallowa length argument (second argument) that is greater *
* than thelength of the string-expression (first argument). *
* Thisbehaviour is incompatible with SYSFUN.LEFT and *
* SYSFUN.RIGHT.For example:$ db2 "values *
* SYSIBM.LEFT('12345',10)"1-----SQL0138N A numeric argument *
* of a built-in string functionisout of range.SQLSTATE=22011 *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Problem was first fixed in Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2. *
**************************************************************** |
| Local Fix: |
Please use SYSFUN.LEFT and SYSFUN.RIGHT. |
| available fix packs: |
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
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| Solution |
SYSFUN.LEFT and SYSFUN.RIGHT allow the length to exceed the
length of string-expression, the result is padded with blanks
to
the specified length.
SYSIBM.LEFT and SYSIBM.RIGHT works like as those of SYSFUN
versions by this fix. |
| Workaround |
not known / see Local fix |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 08.12.2009
30.06.2010
30.06.2010 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP2
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
| 9.7.0.2
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