RE: BITAND need help

Do a:

desc dual

SQL> desc dual

 Name                            Null?    Type
 ------------------------------- -------- ----
 DUMMY                                    VARCHAR2(1)

SQL> You are trying to do a bitand on a varchar2 column.

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210-581-6217

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> From: Sinard Xing [SMTP:sinardyxing_at_bcs-ach.com.sg]
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:48 PM
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> Subject: BITAND need help
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> Hi,
>
> Can someone help me with this please
> What cause the error ?
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> SQL> select bitand(4,4) from dual;
> ERROR:
> ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes
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> no rows selected
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> Sinardy
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