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Problem IC73585
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Status: Closed |
DECFLOAT_FORMAT AND VARCHAR_FORMAT MAY FAIL WHEN LEADING BLANKS IN ARGUMENTS ARE PRESENT. |
| product: |
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 970 - DB2 |
| Problem description: |
DECFLOAT_FORMAT and VARCHAR_FORMAT functions with a numeric
first
argument may fail or return unexpected results if there are
leading
blanks in the input arguments.
Sample scenarios where wrong behavior may be encountered :
DECFLOAT_FORMAT with format string having more than 5 leading
blanks returns SQL20476N instead of the value.
VARCHAR_FORMAT with format string having more than 5 leading
blanks returns SQL20476N instead of the value
VARCHAR_FORMAT with all blanks in the format-string may return
unexpected result instead of expected SQL20476N
DECFLOAT_FORMAT with more than 4 leading blanks in input string
returns SQL20477N instead of the value. |
| Problem Summary: |
****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED: *
* Users of VARCHAR and DECFLOAT_FORMAT functions *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: *
* INCORRECT HANDLING OF LEADING BLANKS IN ARGUMENTS OF *
* DECFLOAT_FORMAT AND VARCHAR_FORMAT FOR DECFLOAT TO VARCHAR *
* SCENARIO *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION: *
* Install 97FP4 or later which contain the fix, or eliminate *
* leading blanks from input arguments to VARCHAR_FORMAT and *
* DECFLOAT_FORMAT functions *
**************************************************************** |
| Local Fix: |
Strip leading blanks from input arguments before passing them in
to DECFLOAT and VARCHAR_FORMAT functions. |
| available fix packs: |
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 |
Install 97FP4 or later which contain the fix, or eliminate
leading blanks from input arguments to VARCHAR_FORMAT and
DECFLOAT_FORMAT functions |
| Workaround |
not known / see Local fix |
| BUG-Tracking |
forerunner : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC73587
follow-up : |
| Timestamps |
Date - problem reported :
Date - problem closed :
Date - last modified :
| 29.12.2010
28.04.2011
28.04.2011 |
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) |
9.7.FP4
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| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |
| 9.7.0.4
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