ORA-910 Selecting Informix Character Columns Greater Than Length 667 Using 11g Database Gateway And An Oracle Unicode Database
(Doc ID 734164.1)
Last updated on JANUARY 30, 2022
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.1.0.6 to 11.1.0.7 [Release 11.1]Oracle Database Gateway for Informix - Version 11.1.0.6 to 11.1.0.7 [Release 11.1]
Generic Windows
Symptoms
Using Database Gateway for Informix (DG4IFMX) or Database Gateway for ODBC (DG4ODBC) on Windows gives the erorr -
ORA-910 - specified length too long for its datatype
for the following circumstances -
- column defined as CHAR or VARCHAR longer than 666 character - eg varchar(1000) on Informix
- data in a row is 667 or greater characters
- the Oracle database is a Unicode database
Rows that are 666 or less in length can be selected successfully.
Cause
To view full details, sign in with your My Oracle Support account. |
|
Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started! |
In this Document
| Symptoms |
| Cause |
| Solution |
| References |