DB2 - Problem description
| Problem IC80667 | Status: Closed | 
| LIKE CLAUSE MAY RETURN INCORRECT RESULTS FOR VARCHAR COLUMN IN UNICODE DATABASE | |
| product: | |
| DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 910 - DB2 | |
| Problem description: | |
| If you have example data below: 
 
db2 "insert into t1 values ('a_abc')" 
db2 "insert into t1 values ('a_bc')" 
db2 "insert into t1 values ('a__c')" 
db2 "insert into t1 values ('a2bc')" 
db2 "insert into t1 values ('aabc')" 
db2 "insert into t1 values ('abc')" 
 
* The above '__' represents one multi-byte underscore charactor 
in UTF-8. 
* The above '_' represents one single-byte undersocre charactor 
in UTF-8. 
 
And run below queries: 
db2 "select * from t1 where NAME LIKE '%a__'"    <<-- SQL #1 
db2 "select * from t1 where NAME LIKE '%a__a%'"  <<-- SQL #2 
db2 "select * from t1 where NAME LIKE '%a__b%'"  <<-- SQL #3 
 
You will have below different results for char and varchar. 
 
type    : #1 : #2 : #3 : 
------------------------ 
varchar :  5 :  1 :  1 :  <<-- incorrect 
char    :  6 :  1 :  4 :  <<-- correct 
 
You will have correct results if the column is defined as char. 
But you will have incorrect results if the column is defined as 
varchar. | |
| Problem Summary: | |
| **************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * DB2 UDB Version 9.1. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Upgrade to Version 9.1 FixPack 12. * **************************************************************** | |
| Local Fix: | |
| Solution | |
| Problem was first fixed in DB2 UDB Version 9.1 FixPack 12. | |
| Workaround | |
| not known / see Local fix | |
| Timestamps | |
| Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 05.01.2012 17.07.2012 17.07.2012 | 
| Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
| 9.1.FP12 | |
| Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) | |
| 9.1.0.12 |  | 







 
