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Re: Question on implicit number to string conversion

From: Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 17:04:58 +0100
Message-ID: <h7uuuu4b4fu4l2nvmt4nfbobv2fl3bf34d@4ax.com>


On Thu, 05 Dec 2002 12:05:02 +0100, Eberhard Binder <Eberhard.Binder_at_LHSystems.com> wrote:

>Any hints what causes this behaviour?

Overflow. You are fetching a number column in a string column without explicit conversion and the implicit conversion results in a string which is longer than your string host variable allows.

Hth

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Thu Dec 05 2002 - 10:04:58 CST

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