JDBC application receives SqlException: Invalid parameter: Unknown column name COLUMN

Troubleshooting

Problem

A JDBC application using the IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ may receive the following SqlException when retrieving database object metadata from a DB2 for z/OS version 9.1 server, using the JDBC call java.sql.database.DataBaseMetadata.getTables:

Symptom

com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.SqlException: [jcc][10150][10300][3.57.82] Invalid parameter: Unknown column name <COLUMN_NAME>. ERRORCODE=-4460,

SQLSTATE=null

at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.bd.a(bd.java:660)

at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.bd.a(bd.java:60)

at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.bd.a(bd.java:103)

at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.hb.a(hb.java:1700)

at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.zl.a(zl.java:1642)

at com.ibm.db2.jcc.am.zl.getString(zl.java:1485)

...

[{"Product":{"code":"SSEPGG","label":"Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Component":"Programming Interface - JDBC","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"9.7;9.5;9.1;10.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSEPDU","label":"Db2 Connect"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"9.7;9.5;9.1;10.1","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

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Document Information

More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Software version:
9.7, 9.5, 9.1, 10.1

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Document number:
154469

Modified date:
30 April 2025

UID

swg21474042

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JDBC application receives SqlException: Invalid parameter: Unknown column name COLUMN_NAME. ERRORCODE=-4460