Troubleshooting
Problem
Notice multiple dump.bin errors and SQL0420N Invalid character found in a character string argument of the function "DECFLOAT" in db2diag.log
Symptom
In DB2 V 9.7 FP 5 & in DB2 V 10.5 , a command similar to :
db2 "values ('SMS' + '.')" may result in
SQL0402N The data type of an operand of an arithmetic function or operation "+" is not numeric. SQLSTATE=42819
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Document Information
More support for:
Db2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Software version:
10.1, 10.5, 9.7
Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Windows
Document number:
291323
Modified date:
30 April 2025
UID
swg21998393
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