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Snowflake JDBC driver has changed how it describes ARRAY data types

Troubleshooting


Problem

A column in a table, view or result set of a query was previously described by the Snowflake JDBC as a VARCHAR data type. When newer versions of the Snowflake JDBC driver are used, the column is described as an ARRAY data type.
 
create or replace TABLE TARRAY (
    RNUM NUMBER(38,0) NOT NULL,
    C1 ARRAY
)
Snowflake JDBC versions 3.15.0 and lower describes the column C1 as a VARCHAR data type.

Snowflake JDBC driver 3.15.1 and higher describes the column as an ARRAY data type.

Symptom

The <cognos>\drivers folder includes version 3.15.1 or higher of the Snowflake JDBC driver.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
06 May 2025

UID

ibm17150387