Informix - Problem description
Problem IC59968 | Status: Closed |
SELECT OF NON-EXISTENT COLUMN ON TABLE USING RESERVED WORD FOR C OLUMN NAME RETURNS -9628 INSTEAD OF -217 ERROR | |
product: | |
IBM IDS ENTRP E / 5724L2304 / B15 - IDS 11.50 | |
Problem description: | |
A table created with "integer" as a column name can be queried via methods described in documentation (table_name.column_name or * in select list), but will return -9628 when you use table_name.no_such_column to select a non-existent column from the table. | |
Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * IDS 11.50 users using reserved words for column names * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * A table created with "integer" as a column name will return * * -9628 when you use table_name.no_such_column to select a * * * * non-existent column from the table. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Upgrade to IDS 11.50.xC5 * **************************************************************** | |
Local Fix: | |
The workaround is to not use reserved words for object names or to insure that non-existent objects are not included in queries of tables that use this naming convention and specify table_name .column_name in the query. | |
Solution | |
Problem has been fixed in IDS 11.50.xC5 | |
Workaround | |
not known / see Local fix | |
Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 11.02.2009 23.07.2009 23.07.2009 |
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
11.50.xC5 | |
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
11.50.xC4.W1 | |
11.50.xC5 |