Troubleshooting
Problem
When attempting to alter the column length of a table, error SQL0270N reason code 70 is returned.
Symptom
The following is an example of the statement issued and the error returned:
$ db2 alter table store alter column store_number set data type char"(10)"
DB21034E The command was processed as an SQL statement because it was not a
valid Command Line Processor command. During SQL processing it returned:
SQL0270N Function not supported (Reason code = "70"). SQLSTATE=42997
Document Location
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Modified date:
01 May 2025
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ibm16523664