Re: 'ORA-24340: cannot support more than 255 columns'

From: Tom Verzele <tom.verzele_at_mediagenix.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:00:44 GMT
Message-ID: <36e7856a.170683009@mailserver.mediagenix.com>

On Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:55:46 GMT, tkyte_at_us.oracle.com (Thomas Kyte) wrote:

>>When I do a query with 256 columns on the Oracle 8.0.4 server, I get
>>the following error : 'ORA-24340: cannot support more than 255
>>columns'.
>Are you using a V7 client to connect to the 8.0.4 instance? If so when a V7
>client selected more than 255 columns from a V8 server using a join, it got
>OER(24340): This operation cannot support more than 255 columns
>It was reported in 8.0.3 and fixed in 8.0.4.1. Call support and reference bug#
>618076 if this matches your environment...

Problem solved. Our application used the V7 client. Changed it to the V8 client and it works fine ...
Thanks for your help.

Tom Verzele
System Administrator
Mediagenix Received on Thu Mar 11 1999 - 03:00:44 CST