Evaluate Function Error - 'conversion to datatype(VARCHAR) nullable(1) unicode(0) external char(0) is not supported' (Doc ID 3017312.1)

Last updated on APRIL 18, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Analytics Cloud - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

When trying to use Evaluate function in an OAC calculation, the following error message is encountered when the result is NOT a number:

"Conversion to datatype(VARCHAR) nullable(1) unicode(0) external char(0) is not supported. (HY000)"

Example - EVALUATE('TO_DATE(%1,''MM/DD/YYYY HH:MI:SS'')',XSA('firstname.lastname@company.com'.'MAG_TEXT_DATA')."MAG_TEXT_DATA"."TEXT_COL") )

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