PLS-00418: array bind type must match PL/SQL table row type

Question

If a PL/SQL table is indexed by CHAR and is a parameter
in a Stored Program, we are not able to call the stored
program from the Java code.
We get the following error code.
java.sql.SQLException: ORA-06550: line 1, column 62:
PLS-00418: array bind type must match PL/SQL table row type
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
But if we change the CHAR into VARCHAR2 then it works.
We are using Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.5.0 -64bit Production ,
JServer Release 9.2.0.5.0 - Production
and JDK1.4.
Thanks
Push..

Answer 1

Hi,
I'm not sure it's reasonable to expect someone to sift through that much stuff.
Which parameter is it having a problem with?
Can you modify the following to reproduce the behavior?
Thanks
Greg
create package mypack5 as
TYPE v2array is table of emp.ename%type index by BINARY_INTEGER;
PROCEDURE test_it(thearray IN v2array, numrecs out number);
END;
CREATE or replace PACKAGE BODY MYPACK5 AS
PROCEDURE test_it(thearray IN v2array, numrecs out number)
IS
begin
numrecs := thearray.count;
END;
END;
using System;
using System.Data;
using Oracle.DataAccess.Client;
public class indexby
public static void Main()
OracleConnection con = new OracleConnection("data source=orcl;user id=scott;password=tiger;");
con.Open();
OracleCommand cmd = new OracleCommand("mypack5.test_it", con);
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
OracleParameter Param1 = cmd.Parameters.Add("param1", OracleDbType.Varchar2);
Param1.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
Param1.CollectionType = OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray;
Param1.Size = 3;
string[] vals = { "foo", "bar", "baz" };
Param1.Value = vals;
OracleParameter Param2 = cmd.Parameters.Add("param2", OracleDbType.Int32, DBNull.Value, ParameterDirection.Output);
cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
Console.WriteLine("{0} records passed in", Param2.Value);
con.Close();
}