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db2look command fails with error code SQL0001N

Troubleshooting


Problem

When running the db2look command (with either one of the options: -e -ct -dp -ap -a -m -l -x -f -wlm -xs -o) the command resulted on the error "SQL0001N Binding or precompilation did not complete successfully"

Symptom

The command output could be like the following:

        -- Creating DDL for XSR objects
        -- Generate statistics for all creators
        -- Creating DDL for table(s)
        -- Running db2look in mimic mode
        -- Output is sent to file: db2look.sql
        -- Binding package automatically ...
        --An error has occured during Binding

        Error Message =
        SQL0001N  Binding or precompilation did not complete successfully.


        SQLCA
        Size    = 136
        SQLCODE = -1
        Tokens  = /home/instace/sqllib/bnd/db2lkfun.bnd
        RDS fn  = sqlajbnd
        RC      = 0x0000 = 0
        Reason  = 0x0000 = 0
        Reason2 = 0x0000 = 0
        Warning flags =

        --An error has occured during Binding

        Error Message =
        SQL0001N  Binding or precompilation did not complete successfully.


        SQLCA
        Size    = 136
        SQLCODE = -1
        Tokens  = /opt/ibm/db2/V10.5/bnd/db2lkfun.bnd
        RDS fn  = sqlajbnd
        RC      = 0x0000 = 0
        Reason  = 0x0000 = 0
        Reason2 = 0x0000 = 0
        Warning flags =

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"DB2 Tools - db2look","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.1;10.5;9.5;9.7;9.8","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

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Modified date:
01 May 2025

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