SQL0407N when trying to insert an empty string in to a NOT NULL column

Troubleshooting

Problem

An empty string is not a NULL value in DB2, but getting the follwing error during insert of an empty string into a NOT NULL column. SQL0407N Assignment of a NULL value to a NOT NULL column "TBSPACEID=2, TABLEID=5, COLNO=0" is not allowed. SQLSTATE=23502

Symptom

C:>db2 "create table t2(col1 varchar(20) not null)"
DB20000I The SQL command completed successfully.

C:>db2 "insert into t2 values('')"
DB21034E The command was processed as an SQL statement because it was not a valid Command Line Processor command. During SQL processing it returned:
SQL0407N Assignment of a NULL value to a NOT NULL column "TBSPACEID=2,TABLEID=5, COLNO=0" is not allowed. SQLSTATE=23502

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Document Information

More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows

Software version:
9.7, 9.5, 10.1, 10.5, 11.1

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

Document number:
518745

Modified date:
01 May 2025

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