IT20156: INVALID LENGTH/PRECISION FOR BOOLEAN IN DASHDB

DB2 Version 11.1 Mod 2 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod2 Fix Pack2 iFix001 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod2 Fix Pack2 iFix002 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod 3 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod3 Fix Pack3 iFix001 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Db2 Version 11.1 Mod3 Fix Pack3 iFix002 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If you use dashDB, your CLI application may return incorrect
  values for  'boolean' type columns when called with the two
  following functions :
  - calling SQLDescribeCol() for a column of 'boolean' type leads
  to invalid Length/Precision values returned.
  - calling SQLColAttribute() with the attribute
  SQL_DESC_DISPLAY_SIZE for a column of a 'boolean' type leads to
  invalid attribute value.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

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Problem conclusion

• First fixed in DB2 11.1 Mod 2 Fix Pack 2
  

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

  DB2 COMMON CLIE

• Fixed component ID

  DBCMNCLNT

Applicable component levels

• RB10 PSN

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