Avoiding ORA-01401 exceptions

Question

Hi,
Is there an easy way to avoid ORA-01401 exceptions (inserted value too large for column)?
For instance, is there a OCI connection option to automatically truncate columns which are too long?
Should I use an INSERT statement which looks like:
INSERT INTO table (..., some_long_column) VALUES (..., SUBSTRB(?, 1, 4000))
Thanks,
ER

Answer 1

Hi,
user10936714 wrote:
Hi,
Is there an easy way to avoid ORA-01401 exceptions (inserted value too large for column)?
For instance, is there a OCI connection option to automatically truncate columns which are too long?A trigger, like Ttt suggested, is the only automatic thing I can think of.
Should I use an INSERT statement which looks like:
INSERT INTO table (..., some_long_column) VALUES (..., SUBSTRB(?, 1, 4000))That's probably what I would do.
It really depends on what the users want. The advantage of a trigger is that it works automatically and quietly, but that can sometimes be a disadvantage. Will users ever be upset because what went into the table was not what they said it should be? For example, the most important part of a long message could be the bottom line. It may actually be better to raise an error in such cases.