Numeric or value error when submitting form

I have a form based of a stored procedure. The form has about 20 fields on it. For some reason the form only allows data entry on only about 10 of them. If I put data in any of the other 10, I get: "An unexpected error occurred: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error (WWV-16016)"
I have looked everywhere to see what's going on. I checked the procedure to make sure its parameters are good. It takes takes all VARCHAR2's, so thats OK. I checked the fields in the form editor for validation, and none are being validated, so thats OK. I made sure all the fields are updatable and they are. I even checked the table to make sure that the data can go into the fields, even though I know that the error returned there would be through the procedure, not Portal. I am stumped. What am I missing?
Rich

Follow Up: While troubleshooting this, I filled in all the fields with one character each and the form submitted. I added characters little by little to each field until I got the error. It seems like Portal has a problem when I pass X amount of characters from a form. I say "Portal" because I thought this might be an OS parameter, but I get the same error in both Win2000 and Solaris.
Any ideas where this setting is? Or how to change it?
Rich

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I get an error when I try to create a CAPI definition with Headstart untilities (6i). I use HSU_CAPI revision 6.5.2.0
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BLAPI.OPEN_ACTIVITY
Start HSU_CAPI.run
Number of Tables to create CAPI for 1
Initial checks for table KCS_TENDERS with id 692754610572409851363604771392473242
HSU_CAPT.initial_checks for table KCS_TENDERS
HSU_CAPF.initial_checks for table KCS_TENDERS
HSU_CAPC.initial_checks Custom Services for table KCS_TENDERS
HSU_CAPB.initial_checks BRDD for table KCS_TENDERS
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bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_lines_from_repository, p_text_type=CDIPLS
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
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KCS_TENDERS Business Rule Design Definition BR_TNR001_CEV does not have any Trigger Columns. Rule will fire when any column is updated.
bltext.get_lines_from_repository, p_text_type=CDINOT
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_lines_from_repository, p_text_type=CDIPLS
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
bltext.get_line_containing
Creating CAPI for table KCS_TENDERS with id 692754610572409851363604771392473242
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Pre-Before-Insert-stmt, Open transaction.
Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580304413262318236391196826 - Text type: ALCODE number of text lines = 6 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580304413262318236391196826 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Pre-Before-Update-stmt, Open transaction.
Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580332747461215454262479002 - Text type: ALCODE number of text lines = 6 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580332747461215454262479002 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Pre-Before-Delete-stmt, Open transaction.
Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580361081660112672133761178 - Text type: ALCODE number of text lines = 6 - REPLACE
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Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Post-After-Insert-stmt, Close transaction.
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Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580389415859009890005043354 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
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Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Post-After-Update-stmt, Close transaction.
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Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580417750057907107876325530 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Post-After-Delete-stmt, Close transaction.
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Deleted old text
Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580446084256804325747607706 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Pre-Before-Delete-row, Save old data.
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Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Pre-Delete, Call CAPI.
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Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580625534183153372265728154 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
Deleted old text
Recreating KCS_TENDERS Table API/Trigger Logic - Event: Post-Insert, Call CAPI.
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Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580682202580947808008292506 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
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Write Text for element type APPLOG with id 753236628580767205177639461622139034 - Text type: ALCMNT number of text lines = 1 - REPLACE
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BLPLM.UPD
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PLSQL_MODULE_TYPE............. = PACKAGE
SCOPE......................... = PUBLIC
COMPLETION_STATUS............. = COMPLETED
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-6502 ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
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Thanks in advance.
Menno Hoogsteen

Working on the same project as Menno, I had the time to look into the problem.
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add(' -- '||substr(l_col_name_list,1,1990));
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When using the Business Rule Design Transformer in Headstart Utilities a Numeric or value error occurs when one of the attribute usages of an entity has the operation Retrieve set to Yes.

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15 /
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2      l_longstring varchar2(32000);
3 BEGIN
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5      INTO    l_longstring
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ORA-20001: The anonymous block raised an exception: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric
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ORA-06512: at line 4
ORA-06512: at line 11

Aha, of course.
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PA.NAME AS SOUSENAME,
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ED.BOOKED,
ED.CALLERINFO
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LOCATIONS CD,
LOCATIONTYPES EF,
ACCOUNTS GH,
ACCOUNTdetails IJ,
ACCOUNTstatus KL,
ACCOUNTMEMBERDETAILS MN,
MEMBERS OP,
BUDGET QR,
BCODES ST,
ACCOUNTSYSTEM UV,
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PHONE_NUMBERS YZ
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andCD.MEMBERID = PH.MEMBERID
andCD.MEMBERID =EF.MEMBERID
and AT.ADDRESSTYPEID =EF.ADDRESSTYPEID
andCD.MEMBERID =AB.MEMBERID
andAB.STATUS = ES.STATUS(+)
andAB.ABCDID = ED.ABCDID
andAB.ABCDID = EP.ABCDID(+)
and EP.MEBER_ID = PA.MEBER_ID(+)
andAB.BID = R.BID(+)
andAB.SAMPLEID = PR.SAMPLEID(+)
andAB.ABCDID = BSG.ABCDID(+)
andAB.INFOCALLID = C.INFOCALLID(+)
and YZ.SOMETYPEID = ''10000''
ANDAB.INSERTTIME > SYSDATE - 35
ANDAB.INSERTTIME < ''
AND WX.NAME IN (''ABCD'',
''EFGH'',
''IJKL'',
''MNOP'',
''QRST'',
''UVWX'')
AND MN.NAME = ''FINISHED'' '
secondpart:_ ***ERROR PART***
V_SAMPLEQUERY := V_SAMPLEQUERY || ' ORDER BY AB.USER'; -- Here I am getting error saving ORA-06502 - numeric or value error

Hi,
Wheneve you have a problem, prlease post a complete test script that people can run to re-create the problem and test their ideas. Include CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements for any tables used, abnd the results you want it to produce.
SeshuGiri wrote:
I am getting numeric or value error when concatenating sql script.. Are you really getting the error when you concatenate, or when you try to execute the resulting string?
Here is the sample, I have in the stored proc.. firstpart:_ works fine if I comment the secondpart:_. (I modified the query because I am posting in the public forums)
V_SAMPLEQUERY VARCHAR2(2000);Is that big enough? It looks like the string is right around 1000 characters; depending on your character set, that could be more than 2000 bytes. VARCHAR2s in PL/SQL can hold up to 32767 bytes.
firstpart:_
V_SAMPLEQUERY := '
SELECT
AB.ABCDID AS ABCDID,
CD.MEMBERID AS MEMBERID,
CD.FNAME AS FNAME,
CD.LNAME AS LNAME,
CD.ACCOUNT AS ACCOUNT,
EF.ZIP AS ZIP,
AB.INSERTTIME AS INSERTTIME,
AB.INSERTBY AS INSERTBY,
ES.NAME AS STATUS,
MYFUNCTION(E.ABCDID) AS AMOUNT,
PA.NAME AS SOUSENAME,
R.CODE AS BUDGETCODE,
WX.ACCOUNTID as ACCOUNTID,
AB.SOMETYPE AS SOMETYPE,
AB.ACCTREP,
ED.TYPE AS TYPE,
AB.NOTES AS NOTES,
GH.AREACODE || '''' || GH.PHONE_NUMBER AS PHONENUMBER,
ED.REQUESTEDDATE,
ED.BOOKED,
ED.CALLERINFO
FROM PEOPLES AB,
LOCATIONS CD,
LOCATIONTYPES EF,
ACCOUNTS GH,
ACCOUNTdetails IJ,
ACCOUNTstatus KL,
ACCOUNTMEMBERDETAILS MN,
MEMBERS OP,
BUDGET QR,
BCODES ST,
ACCOUNTSYSTEM UV,
INFOCALL WX,
PHONE_NUMBERS YZ
WHERE AT.NAME = ''SAVINGS''
andCD.MEMBERID = PH.MEMBERID
andCD.MEMBERID =EF.MEMBERID
and AT.ADDRESSTYPEID =EF.ADDRESSTYPEID
andCD.MEMBERID =AB.MEMBERIDYou need some whitespace after the keyword "and", in the line above and also several places below.
andAB.STATUS = ES.STATUS(+)
andAB.ABCDID = ED.ABCDID
andAB.ABCDID = EP.ABCDID(+)
and EP.MEBER_ID = PA.MEBER_ID(+)
andAB.BID = R.BID(+)
andAB.SAMPLEID = PR.SAMPLEID(+)
andAB.ABCDID = BSG.ABCDID(+)
andAB.INFOCALLID = C.INFOCALLID(+)
and YZ.SOMETYPEID = ''10000''
ANDAB.INSERTTIME > SYSDATE - 35
ANDAB.INSERTTIME < '' Did something get cut off here?
AND WX.NAME IN (''ABCD'',
''EFGH'',
''IJKL'',
''MNOP'',
''QRST'',
''UVWX'')
AND MN.NAME = ''FINISHED'' 'It looks like you're constructing a string for EXECUTE IMMEDIATE, but why not just use a static query?
secondpart:_ ***ERROR PART***
V_SAMPLEQUERY := V_SAMPLEQUERY || ' ORDER BY AB.USER'; -- Here I am getting error saving ORA-06502 - numeric or value error
USER is the name of a built-in function, which means it's not a good name for your own column. Try user_name instead.

I need help with error ORA-06502: numeric or value error

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PROCEDURE REGISTRO_551 (
VPNUMPARTE IN PARTESC.NUMPARTE%TYPE,
VPFRACCION IN IMPOMAT.FRACCIONMEXIMPO%TYPE,
VPDESCRIPCION IN PARTESC.DESCESPANOL%TYPE,
VPVALORDLS IN IMPOMAT.VALORDOLARES%TYPE,
VPCANTIDAD IN IMPOMAT.CANTIDAD%TYPE,
VPUNIMED IN PARTESC.UNIMEDPARTE%TYPE,
VPCANTIDADTARIFA IN IMPOMAT.CANTIDAD%TYPE,
VPVALORAGREGADO IN EXPOPT.VALORAGREGADO%TYPE,
VPPAISORIGEN IN PARTESC.PAISORIGEN%TYPE,
VPCOMPVEND IN PARTESC.PAISORIGEN%TYPE,
VPTIPOFRACCION IN IMPOMAT.TIPOFRACCION%TYPE,
VPPESONETO IN IMPOMAT.PESONETO%TYPE,
VPTIPOMONEDA IN MIMPOMAT.TIPOMONEDAEXTRANJERA%TYPE
) AS
BEGIN
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    vgproceso := 207311;
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    vgproceso := 207312;
    vllong2:=length(vlCadena);
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    IF LENGTH(VLTEMP)>80 THEN
        VLTEMP:=SUBSTR(VLTEMP,1,80);
    END IF;
    vgproceso := 207313;
    vllong2:=length(vlCadena);
    IF VLTEMP IS NULL THEN
        vlCadena:=vlCadena||'|'; --3. DESCRIPCION
    ELSE
        vlCadena:=vlCadena||VLTEMP||'|'; --3. DESCRIPCION
    END IF;
    vgproceso := 207314;
    vllong2:=length(vlCadena);
    IF VPNUMPARTE IS NULL THEN
        vlCadena:=vlCadena||'|';--4. NO. DE PARTE
    ELSE
        vlCadena:=vlCadena||VPNUMPARTE||'|';--4. NO. DE PARTE
    END IF;
    vgproceso := 207315;
    vllong2:=length(vlCadena);
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||VPVALORDLS||'|'; --5. VALOR MERCANCIA
    vgproceso := 207316;
    vllong2:=length(vlCadena);
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||VPCANTIDAD||'|'; --6. CANTIDAD COMERCIAL
    vgproceso := 207317;
    vllong2:=length(vlCadena);
    IF VPUNIMED IS NULL THEN
        VPDESCERROR:='ALGUNA PARTIDA CON FRACCION '||VPFRACCION||' NO TIENE UNIDAD DE MEDIDA';
    END IF;
    vgproceso := 207320;
    GET_CATGRAL('ADUANAS','UNIMED',NVL(VPUNIMED,' '),CL_D1,CL_D2,CL_D3,CL_D4,CL_V1,CL_V2,CL_V3,CL_CATG);
    IF CL_V2=0 THEN
       vlCadena:=vlCadena||VPUNIMED||'|'; --7. UNIDAD MEDIDA COMERCIAL
    ELSE
        SELECT TO_CHAR(TRUNC(CL_V2)) INTO VLUMCOMERCIAL FROM DUAL;
        IF LENGTH(VLUMCOMERCIAL)=1 THEN
            VLUMCOMERCIAL:='0'||VLUMCOMERCIAL;
        END IF;
        vlCadena:=vlCadena||VLUMCOMERCIAL||'|'; --7. UNIDAD MEDIDA COMERCIAL
    END IF;
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||VPCANTIDADTARIFA||'|';--8. CANTIDAD TARIFA
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||VPVALORAGREGADO||'|';--9. VALOR AGREGADO
    GET_CATGRAL('ADUANAS','CONFADU','IVIN-REG',CL_D1,CL_D2,CL_D3,CL_D4,CL_V1,CL_V2,CL_V3,CL_CATG);
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||CL_D1||'|'; --10. VINCULACION
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||CL_D2||'|'; --11. METODO DE VALORACION
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||'|'; --12. MARCA
    vlCadena:=vlCadena||'|'; --13. MODELO

If the expected maximum length of the concatenated string is less than 32K, then use VARCHAR2 and at the end convert to CLOB if necesary.
:p
PS: At what line in the code does it give the error?
Edited by: LKBrwn_DBA on Aug 20, 2009 2:49 PM

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OK
Thanks
Sandeep

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o = new Option()
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z.selectedIndex = 0;
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</script>
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