Re: Default Value

web.Hunter wrote:
> Hi, I've a problem with default value of integer data type: my
> software work fine with oracle version 8, but fail with 11g version.
> The problem is on sql insert command because are often omitted some
> columns for use the default value. If the column omitted has a integer
> data type, on oracle 8 the command is succesful executed; viceversa
> the command faild on 11g oracle version: the response message return
> an unexpected null value on a not-null column. I repeat: Only on
> integer data type column.
>
> I suppose that there is a configuration value that is possible to
> modified but I don't know what and here.
>

If table definitions are equal (especially the number column - integers are numbers); then this should work:

insert into a values (col_1, col_2,,col4);

col_3 being you number column:

...
col_3 NUMBER NOT NULL default 42,
col_4 ...

If not, 11G evaluates in a different manner (table definition against statement) than 8 did (given values, including defaults on table).
If not, you may have found a a bug. Make sure you test this against the latest patch version available

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel

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