DB2 - Problem description
| Problem IC65473 | Status: Closed |
SYSFUN.RTRIM IS NOT TRIMMING SPACES PROPERLY WHEN USED ON A DBCLOB COLUMN | |
| product: | |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 | |
| Problem description: | |
SYSFUN.RTRIM doesn't correctly handle space trimming when used
on DBCLOB column. Please consider the following SQL
create table test(name dbclob(1G) not logged, namec clob(1G) not
logged);
insert into test values ('123 ', '123 ');
select length(rtrim(substr(namec,1,10))) as len10_clob,
length(retrim(subs(name,1,10))) as len10_dbclob
from test;
The select returns the following results
LEN10_CLOB LEN10_DBCLOB
----------- -----------
3 10 | |
| Problem Summary: | |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* All *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* SYSFUN.RTRIM doesn't correctly handle space trimming *
* whenusedon DBCLOB column. Please consider the following *
* SQLcreate table test(name dbclob(1G) not logged, namec *
* clob(1G)notlogged);insert into test values ('123 ', '123 *
* ');select length(rtrim(substr(namec,1,10))) as *
* len10_clob,length(retrim(subs(name,1,10))) as *
* len10_dbclobfrom test;The select returns the following *
* resultsLEN10_CLOB LEN10_DBCLOB----------- -----------3 *
* 10 *
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* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Upgrade to DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 *
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| Local Fix: | |
n/a | |
| available fix packs: | |
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows | |
| Solution | |
Problem was first fixed in Version 9.7 Fix Pack 2 | |
| Workaround | |
not known / see Local fix | |
| Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 12.01.2010 30.06.2010 30.06.2010 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
9.7.FP2 | |
| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
| 9.7.0.2 |
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