IT18959: GETTING ERROR -454('LOC_READ()' FAILED) AND -847(ERROR IN LOAD FILE LINE NUMBER) WHEN LOADING INTO TEXT TYPE COLUMN AND CODESET

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• There is a migration being performed from 11.50 to 12.10.FC8
  using unload / load testing and during the loading phase an
  error 454 is being seen on some of the data rows.
  
  The old system has the following locale settings ...
  
  CLIENT_LOCALE=zh_HK.big5-hkscs
  DB_LOCALE=zh_HK.big5-hkscs
  
  The new system has the following locale settings ...
  
  export DB_LOCALE=zh_HK.UTF8
  export CLIENT_LOCALE=zh_HK.big5-hkscs
  export GL_USEGLU=1
  
  During the load from unl insert into tab there are some rows
  with Chinese characters resulting in an error 454 error.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Any                                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Error is masked by GLU library during fileio/conversion,     *
  * resulting in a condition that cannot be handled by higher    *
  * level functions.                                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Update to Informix 12.10.xC9/CSDK 4.10.xC9.                  *
  *                                                              *
  * http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral                        *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In GLSLIB-6.00.xC10
  

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

Applicable component levels

• RC10 PSN

     UP

• RC10 PSY

     UP