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PH19406: TOCHAR GIVES ERROR "INVALID TOKEN TO_CHAR FOUND PRECEEDING LEFT PARENTHESIS" WHEN CONVERTING TIMESTAMP FIELD TO SPECIFIED FORMAT

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • TOCHAR gives error "Invalid token TO_CHAR found preceeding left
    parenthesis" when converting TIMESTAMP field to specified
    format.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: TOCHAR gives error                      *
    *                      "Invalid token TO_CHAR found            *
    *                      preceding left parenthesis" when        *
    *                      converting TIMESTAMP field to           *
    *                      specified  format.                      *
    ****************************************************************
    TOCHAR gives error "Invalid token TO_CHAR found preceding left
    parenthesis" when converting TIMESTAMP field to specified
    format.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH19406

  • Reported component name

    IDAA LOADER DAT

  • Reported component ID

    5639OLE01

  • Reported release

    210

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-11-20

  • Closed date

    2020-04-07

  • Last modified date

    2020-05-02

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

  • HLV$1CHE HLV$1CHM HLV$1CWE HLV$1CWM HLV$1CYE HLV$1CYM HLV$462E
    HLV$462M HLV$HCH0 HLV$HCH1 HLV$HCW0 HLV$HCW1 HLV$HCW2 HLV$HCW3
    HLV$HCW4 HLV$HCY0 HLV$HCY1 HLV$HCY2 HLV$HCY3 HLV$HCY4 HLV$K620
    HLV$K621 HLV$K622 HLV$K623 HLV$K624 HLV$W54E HLV$W54M HLV$X540
    HLV$X541 HLV$X542 HLVCBRUP HLVCSQMM HLVCVPPT HLVMFMIG HLVSQ29D
    HLVSQ29N HLVSQ2AD HLVSQ2AN HLVSQ2BD HLVSQ2BN HLVSQ2CD HLVSQ2CN
    HLVSQ2DD HLVSQ2DN HLVSQL9D HLVSQL9N HLVSQLAD HLVSQLAN HLVSQLBD
    HLVSQLBN HLVSQLCD HLVSQLCN HLVSQLDD HLVSQLDN HLVWSIMP
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    IDAA LOADER DAT

  • Fixed component ID

    5639OLE01

Applicable component levels

  • R210 PSY UI68906

       UP20/04/09 P F004

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Document Information

Modified date:
31 March 2021