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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.                                         * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to Version 9.1 FixPack 12.                           * 
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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 FixList