Troubleshooting
Problem
Queries executed using the Greenplum JDBC driver that project numeric values throw an exception.
XQE-DAT-0004 A decimal type with precision 1000 and scale 998 is invalid
Symptom
Queries that used to execute with older versions of the Greenplum JDBC driver (for example 5.1.4.000270 (F000450.U000214)) fail when a newer Greenplum JDBC driver is used.
SELECT
3.6855161467522E-1 AS "C1",
2.52232590930368E0 AS "C2",
1E0 AS "C3"
FROM T
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Modified date:
15 January 2026
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ibm17054943