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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC64322 Status: Closed

NULL SPECIFICATION AS A SELECT LIST ITEM RETURNS SQL0418N

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2
Problem description:
NULL specification as a select list item returns SQL0418N 
Below is an example of such an error 
SELECT NULL FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1
Problem Summary:
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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* All LUW users                                                * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* NULL specification as a select list item returns SQL0418N    * 
*                                                              * 
* Below is an example of such an error                         * 
*                                                              * 
* SELECT NULL FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1                            * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to DB2 v9.7 Fixpack 1 or later.                      * 
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Local Fix:
Explicitly cast the NULL specification to some type to avoid the 
SQL0418N error
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
The problem is first fixed in DB2 v9.7 Fixpack 1.
Workaround
Explicitly cast the NULL specification to some type to avoid the 
SQL0418N error
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
03.11.2009
29.04.2010
29.04.2010
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.7.FP1
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
9.7.0.1 FixList