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Problem IC69242
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Status: Closed |
ZOS: THE PROVIDER THROWS INVALIDCASTEXCEPTION FOR GETSCHEMA("DATATYPES") |
| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
The DB2 .NET Provider, upon a call to
DB2Connection.GetSchema("DataTypes"), will throw a
System.InvalidCastException "Specified cast is not valid"
exception if the backend server is DB2 for z0S. The same
operation works fine with DB2 LUW. |
| Problem Summary: |
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* USERS AFFECTED: *
* IBM DB2 .NET Providers on the Windows platforms *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* The .NET Provider will throw an InvalidCast exception for a *
* call to GetSchema("DataTypes") from DB2Cconnection object if *
* the database server is DB2 for z/OS. *
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* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Upgrade to version 9.7 Fix Pack 3. *
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| Local Fix: |
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| available fix packs: |
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 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 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 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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| Solution |
Problem was first fixed in Version 9.7 Fix Pack 3. At a
minimum, this fix should be applied on the client. |
| Workaround |
not known / see Local fix |
| BUG-Tracking |
forerunner : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC69281
follow-up : |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 15.06.2010
23.09.2010
23.09.2010 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP3
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
| 9.7.0.3
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| 9.7.0.3
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