PL/SQL Cursor Returns Null in Number(x) Variable but Works Fine Using NUMBER Without Precision / Scale
(Doc ID 1475336.1)
Last updated on FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.0.7 to 11.2.0.1 [Release 11.1 to 11.2]Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
A simple SELECT on a partitioned table returns NULL if the value is fetched using an aggregate function (max) in a NUMBER(x) variable.
Fetching the value in a NUMBER variable without specifying the length works fine.
Please see the following sample:
Cause
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