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Warren,
There is a structural difference between a varchar and char datatypes. = Char's will get padded to the full size of the field whereas Varchar's = won't. To explain the differences in Windoze vs. AIX check the init = file to see if BLANK_TRIMMING is true. Something in the past tells me = that the default on Windoze is true and Unix is false.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
-----Original Message-----
From: Warren Homer [mailto:wazhomer_at_hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:51 PM
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Problem with joining char field to varchar2 field=20
Hi all,
we are currently running Oracle 9.2.0.1.0 on AIX 4.3.
I am trying to join two tables on a varchar2(50) field and a CHAR(30) =
field=20
where both are defined as NOT NULL. Although these two fields have the =
same=20
value inserted Oracle interprets these two columns to be NOT equal. I =
have=20
tried the same SQL test on a Window 2000 Oracle 9.2.0.3.0 environment=20
without any problems. Is this a bug in Oracle 9201 or a problem with AIX =
?=20
Thanks in advance for any help.
The following shows the process I have used to create the problem.
CREATE TABLE PTMBT01
(COL1_ID NUMBER(10) NOT NULL , COL2 CHAR(30) NOT NULL)
(COL1_ID NUMBER(10) NOT NULL , COL2 VARCHAR2(50) NOT NULL)
SELECT *
FROM PTMBT01 T01
, PTMBT02 T02
WHERE T01.COL2 =3D T02.COL2;
Thanks in advance,
Warren.
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