LI72204: DB2 V9 SQL BUILTIN DATE FUNCTIONS DAYNAME() AND MONTHNAME() RETURN RESULTS IN ENGLISH ONLY

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• With DB2 V9 SQL builtin functions dayname() or monthname()
  return their results in English language only even if a
  different locale has been specified by the LANG variable.
  This has worked in DB2 Version 8.
  
  For example SQL dayname() returns the weekday in English
  regardless if LANG has been specified to a specific language
  like German or French.
  
  $ export LANG=de_DE
  $ locale
  LANG=de_DE
  LC_COLLATE="de_DE"
  LC_CTYPE="de_DE"
  LC_MONETARY="de_DE"
  LC_NUMERIC="de_DE"
  LC_TIME="de_DE"
  LC_MESSAGES="de_DE"
  LC_ALL=
  
  $ db2start
  $ db2 connect to sample
  $ db2 "values dayname(current date)"
  
  1
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------
  Monday
  
    1 record(s) selected.
  
  You can see "Monday" is returned while the german word "Montag"
  should have been returned.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Users Affected: ALL
  
  Problem Description:
  
  For example SQL dayname() returns the weekday in English
  regardless if LANG has been specified to a specific language
  like German or French.
  
  $ export LANG=de_DE
  $ locale
  LANG=de_DE
  LC_COLLATE="de_DE"
  LC_CTYPE="de_DE"
  LC_MONETARY="de_DE"
  LC_NUMERIC="de_DE"
  LC_TIME="de_DE"
  LC_MESSAGES="de_DE"
  LC_ALL=
  
  $ db2start
  $ db2 connect to sample
  $ db2 "values dayname(current date)"
  
  1
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------
  Monday
  
    1 record(s) selected.
  
  You can see "Monday" is returned while the german word "Montag"
  should have been returned.
  
  
  Problem Summary:
  
  For example SQL dayname() returns the weekday in English
  regardless if LANG has been specified to a specific language
  like German or French.
  
  $ export LANG=de_DE
  $ locale
  LANG=de_DE
  LC_COLLATE="de_DE"
  LC_CTYPE="de_DE"
  LC_MONETARY="de_DE"
  LC_NUMERIC="de_DE"
  LC_TIME="de_DE"
  LC_MESSAGES="de_DE"
  LC_ALL=
  
  $ db2start
  $ db2 connect to sample
  $ db2 "values dayname(current date)"
  
  1
  ----------------------------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------
  Monday
  
    1 record(s) selected.
  
  You can see "Monday" is returned while the german word "Montag"
  should have been returned.
  

Problem conclusion

• First fixed in DB2 UDB Version 9.1, FixPak 3 (build s070719)
  

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 UDE ESE LIN

• Fixed component ID

  5765F4104

Applicable component levels

• R910 PSN

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