IC98403: CASE EXPRESSION WITH TEXT OR BYTE COLUMN RETURNS 615 ERROR

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You have a table with a TEXT (or a BYTE) column as in :
  
  create table t1 (a text, b int);
  
  A query like the following:
  
  select
  CASE WHEN (a1 = CAST('t' AS boolean)) THEN b1 END AS C5
  from  ( select CAST('f' AS boolean) AS a1, a as b1 from t1)
  
  will return error
  
   615: Blobs are not allowed in this expression.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users having TEXT or BYTE columns inside CASE expression.    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Update to IDS-11.70.xC9                                      *
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Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In IDS-11.70.xC9
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

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