Dynamic SQL run with error 'ORA-29275: partial multibyte character'

Question

Hi All,
In daily work, we use daynamic SQL to load data from another database through DB Link. However, even if I run the following simple statement in our DB, it will raise the error.
CREATE TABLE TEST_TMP
AS
SELECT TRANSACTION_REASON
FROM [email protected] --it is using db link.
WHERE LAST_UPDATE_DATE>=TO_DATE('18-12-2012 22:01:58', 'dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss');
This statement had been workng correctly before OCT-2012 and there was no change with the source. Afterwards, there was just a change which upgraded the DB version from 10g to 11g on our side. I have browsed my technical articles, but I still cannot find the root cause. Is it due to the updgrading of the DB which practice stricter sanity check?
I don't know.
I'd appreciate of you can give me suggestion if you know such case.
Thanks,
David

Answer 1

David Paul wrote:
Hi,
Can you give me a full explaination about the DL http://vibhorkumar.wordpress.com/2011/02/27/fix-of-ora-29275-partial-multibyte-character/ you mentioned?
I don't understand the query in it well.
Thanks,
DavidDon't confuse yourself... It's just saying to convert data into your local DB type...
Check these queries -
1] /* check this in both your LOCAL and REMOTE databases */
select dump('a',1010) from dual;
I got --
Typ=96 Len=1 CharacterSet=AL32UTF8: 97
So, my charset encoding is AL32UTF8. Similarly, find yours for both Local & Remote DBs.
2]
/* Then do */
CONVERT(transaction_reason,'<local_charset>','<remote_charset>')Edited by: ranit B on Dec 22, 2012 5:46 PM