UCS240 error loading /state.tgz fatal error 6 (buffer too small)

Hello
When start the EXSi 5.1, I have the follow error :
error loading /state.tgz fatal error 6 (buffer too small)
Any idea?
TIA
Cristian

Hi Christian,
Did you find the solution?
I am going to try to repair with the ISO. Is it the solution you used?

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DHTML_SHUTTLE (
'select func,func_id from phone_functions where rownum < 676 order by func',
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'1',
'2',
'Y',
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'N',
'150',
'350',
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Thank you.
Elie

Hello,
What is the limit on the number of
bytes/characters one may use in your
shuttle list boxes.Not sure but it's probably the hard 32k limit in which case try the solution that Scott posted above and see if that helps/
Also, is it possible to create multiple shuttle 2-box
combinations in different
regions on the same APEX page? Would not the
underlying plsql arrays
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http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=9655:7
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Message was edited by:
venkatraman.L

Tx for ur Response
I didnt get any log when i excute this..... But it is woking fine in pl/sql Block .. But when i call from PHP page it Gives the Error
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,'wibble' as h
,'wibble' as i
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,'wibble' as k
,'wibble' as l
,'wibble' as m
,'wibble' as n
,'wibble' as o
,'wibble' as p
,'wibble' as q
,'wibble' as r
,'wibble' as s
,'wibble' as t
,'wibble' as u
,'wibble' as v
,'wibble' as w
,'wibble' as x
,'wibble' as y
,'wibble' as z
,'wibble' as ab
,'wibble' as ac
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,'wibble' as ae
,'wibble' as af
,'wibble' as ag
,'wibble' as ah
,'wibble' as ai
,'wibble' as aj
,'wibble' as ak
,'wibble' as al
,'wibble' as am
,'wibble' as an
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,'wibble' as h
,'wibble' as i
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APEX version: 4.0.2
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[#|2011-05-10T21:14:22.967-0500|INFO|oracle-glassfish3.1|javax.enterprise.system.std.com.sun.enterprise.server.logging|_ThreadID=111;_ThreadName=Thread-1;|MaxConnectionReuseCount=50000|#]
[#|2011-05-10T21:14:46.431-0500|SEVERE|oracle-glassfish3.1|javax.enterprise.system.std.com.sun.enterprise.server.logging|_ThreadID=112;_ThreadName=Thread-1;|
***********ERROR***********
init: # headers=46
declare nm owa.vc_arr := ?;
vl owa.vc_arr := ?;
begin
owa.init_cgi_env( ?, nm, vl );
htp.init; htp.HTBUF_LEN := 63;
? := sys_context('USERENV','SID');
end;
SID:1242
CALL:
begin
f(p=>?);
commit;
end;
BINDS
p:100:2:220529248574492::NOPAGE CALL:
declare
nlns number := 999999;
l_clob CLOB;
lines htp.htbuf_arr;
l_buff varchar2(32767);
l_clob_init boolean:= false;
l_file varchar2(5);
l_doc_info varchar2(1000);
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dbms_lob.open(l_clob, dbms_lob.lob_readwrite);
l_clob_init:=true;
end if;
dbms_lob.writeappend(l_clob,length(l_buff),l_buff);
l_buff := lines(i);
else
l_buff := l_buff || lines(i);
end if;
end if;
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l_buff := '';
end if;
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? := l_buff;
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get_page FAILED:ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512: at line 33
Edited by: BrianB on May 11, 2011 7:50 AM
Edited by: BrianB on May 11, 2011 8:01 AM

Brian,
this post is going to get a bit longer, so the summary comes first.
h6. Summary
1. I could reproduce the problem on my system using the APEX Listener in standalone mode.
2. I don't think the problem is content-related in the sense that you have any issue in your page or database contents.
3. I have a workaround for your problem.
h6. Error message
Having that error in my environment made me start to think. I not only disabled some item and got it work, but I could also add something to achieve this effect.
So I came to think, this really is somewhere deep down. The error message doesn't seem very helpful on first sight, but when starting to follow on what's happening there, things get clearer:
APEX generates pages dynamically, replacing substitution strings and other tokens to get the actual page definition. This has to be read by a requesting client. The use of VARCHAR2 as buffer introduces a limit of 32767 bytes, after which the contents is handled as CLOB instead.
h6. Analysis
Obviously, there are cases where the "estimation" fails. Of course, this is may only be relevant in rare cases, because:
1. If a page would exceed the maximum without some charset interpretation problem, the buffer would be switched to clob.
2. If a page stays small enough to stay below 32767 even with some characters that are acutally larger then expected, the buffer isn't busted.
To find out, if your could be one of these rare cases, I investigated the HTTP headers, focussing on X-DB-Content-length and made an odd observation.
Test case 1: "Go" button disabled, so the page runs fine with APEX Listener
1. It has *31968 bytes* when coming from APEX Listener with a Go button disabled.
2. It has *31938 bytes* according to the header set by EPG - for exactly the same page.
That makes a difference of 30 bytes for what is expected to be the same contents.
Test case 2: The button is enabled again
1. This causes the page load to crash in APEX Listener.
2. EPG transports *32341 bytes* according to that header.
So we are pretty close to the hard limit for the VARCHAR2 buffer.
For some reason, APEX Listener seems to cause a false calculation of the actual page size. Whether this is due to some charset problem or due to some other problem with response handling, I don't know. The 30 bytes difference may result from the odd header "X-ORACLE-IGNORE" with value "IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE" sent by the APEX Listener. This value has exactly 30 bytes in length, but this could be coincidence, as there are more differences in headers. If I add the size of all headers, we are even closer to the buffer limit and probably exceed it when some items need more bytes than expected.
This could even be as simple as a line break, as your page has about 424 lines when I disabled the button... Adding 1 byte per line to the 32341 bytes of the EPG, I get 32765 bytes. Now add that button (403 bytes difference on EPG) and you exceeed the limit. Reduce that value by the line count again and you are still below.
Could be coincidence as well, but makes me wonder.
h6. Workaround
To make sure that we were actually hitting that limit, I now introduce my suggestion for a workaround.
Test case 3: Add a hidden item
1. APEX Listener loads the page, stating the size to be *32876 bytes*
2. EPG sees 30 bytes less and transmits the header with *32846 bytes*
h6. Conclusion
I can't give you a real solution for that problem, nor do I have a definitive answer on what is the root cause for it. It seems, only one of the developers may find it. But I can offer you a workaround, which is to just add some hidden item to your page so it exceeds the limit for the VARCHAR2 buffer and gets handled as clob.
Note that this may occur outside the app builder as well. The app builder just renders some additional items when starting that page, so it has a different size from its productive representation. On the other hand, I may start counting the size of that additional page section - I wouldn't wonder if that results in a value around 400 bytes, and this is the forgotten part...
Unfortunately, if it actually is happening outside of the app builder, this workaround isn't very handy: Dynamic contents can't be calculated that easy all the time, so you may have cases where you just don't know in advance if you are close to the limit and have to add some item to exceed it or if you've already exceeded it or if you are far below, or close enough to actually hit it when adding just one byte...
-Udo

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Report error:ORA-06502:character string buffer too small. urgent!!

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My APEX version is 3.0.1.00.08, my application run on my test environment, but on PROD environment, it raised the error:
report error:
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
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Denes Kubicek
http://deneskubicek.blogspot.com/
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http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=31517:1
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Numeric or value error: character string buffer too small

Hi,
I have no problem with this code :
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htmldb_item.select_list_from_query(9,v_urba_rue.ref_fantoir,'select distinct(nom_voie),v_urba_rue.ref_fantoir from adresse,v_urba_rue where adresse.ref_fantoir(+)=v_urba_rue.ref_fantoir and ref_commune=20 and v_urba_rue.ref_fantoir between 1280 and 1370') rue
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HI oracle gurus,
I am new to PL/SQL,
my oracle version is oracle 11g.
i have create a procedure to insert data from flat file to a table using UTL_FILE.
Table is
CREATE TABLE EXT_PERSON_INFO
ID_PERSON              NUMBER(38),
ID_BATCH             NUMBER(38),
ID_PERSON_NBR        VARCHAR2(3 BYTE),
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NM_FINAL              VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
NM_START             VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
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DT_RESPONSE          DATE,
TRANS_TYPE VARCHAR2(2 BYTE),
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F_ID_AREA EXT_PERSON_INFO.ID_AREA%type;
F_NM_FINAL EXT_PERSON_INFO.NM_FINAL%type;
F_NM_START EXT_PERSON_INFO.NM_START%type;
F_DT_DOB EXT_PERSON_INFO.DT_DOB%type;
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F_DT_RESPONSE EXT_PERSON_INFO.DT_RESPONSE%type;
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F_REG_RESPONSE EXT_PERSON_INFO.REG_RESPONSE%type;
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F_ID_PERSON_NBR :=substr(f_line,1,3);
F_NM_FINAL := substr(f_line,4,22);
F_NM_START := substr(f_line,23,34);
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F_TRANS_TYPE := substr(f_line,59,60);
F_REG_RESPONSE := substr(f_line,61,61);
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end loop;
utl_file.fclose(f);
commit;
end;
am getting error
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please help me in this regard. unable to trace the issue.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
raj

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That said, look at the documentation for SUBSTR as you are using the third parm incorrectly. It is length, not end position. That's your issue.

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