APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
When you have a database using locale en_us.8859-1 and containing a table with a VARCHAR column which holds non-ASCII characters and you unload that table (or dbexport that database) with DB_LOCALE set to 'en_us.8859-1' and CLIENT_LOCALE set to en_us.utf8, the data in the VARCHAR column gets truncated during the conversion. The non-ASCII characters are stored as one-byte in EN_US.8859-1, but some of them are muti-byte in UTF8. After the conversion, the actual length of the data in the VARCHAR column might increase, however the unload & dbexport utilities truncate them to the original length of the VARCHAR column.
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * All users * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * When exporting data from a database with DB_LOCALE set to * * en_us.8859-1 and CLIENT_LOCALE set to en_us.utf8, data * * exported from VARCHAR columns are truncated after codeset * * conversion. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Upgrade to Informix 11.50.xC7 * ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
Beginning with IDS 11.50.xC7, the exported data will not be truncated after codeset conversion.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IC66186
Reported component name
IBM IDS ENTRP E
Reported component ID
5724L2304
Reported release
B15
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-02-10
Closed date
2010-10-15
Last modified date
2010-10-15
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
IBM IDS ENTRP E
Fixed component ID
5724L2304
Applicable component levels
RB15 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 October 2010