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ORA-12899 in import [message #486165] Tue, 14 December 2010 01:46 Go to next message
dba_7722
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Hello Export,

ORA 12899 prompts when we are doing import from 10.2.0.3 -> 11g R2.
Also it is cross platform, AIX -> windows 2003.

Please suggest for corrective action.

Regards,
JAY VARDHAN
Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486171 is a reply to message #486165] Tue, 14 December 2010 02:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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12899, 00000, "value too large for column %s (actual: %s, maximum: %s)"
// *Cause: An attempt was made to insert or update a column with a value
//         which is too wide for the width of the destination column.
//         The name of the column is given, along with the actual width
//         of the value, and the maximum allowed width of the column.
//         Note that widths are reported in characters if character length
//         semantics are in effect for the column, otherwise widths are
//         reported in bytes.
// *Action: Examine the SQL statement for correctness.  Check source
//          and destination column data types.
//          Either make the destination column wider, or use a subset
//          of the source column (i.e. use substring).


Same character set?
Post both NLS_CHARACTERSET and NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET values from nls_database_parameters in both databases.

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Michel

[Updated on: Tue, 14 December 2010 02:06]

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Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486174 is a reply to message #486171] Tue, 14 December 2010 02:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Hello Michel,

Thanks for prompt response. Please find the required value.

Source database:

NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET -> AL16UTF16
NLS_CHARACTERSET ->WE8ISO8859P1

Destination database:


NLS_CHARACTERSET ->AL32UTF8
NLS_NCHAR_CHARACTERSET ->AL16UTF16

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Jay vardhan
Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486177 is a reply to message #486174] Tue, 14 December 2010 02:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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WE8ISO8859P1 single byte characters.
AL32UTF8 multibyte characters from 1 to 4 bytes per character.
This is the reason of your error.
First import the tables without the rows, then change every definition of (VAR)CHAR from BYTE length semantics to CHAR length semantics, then import the data.

Example:
ALTER TABLE x MODIFY (col VARCHAR2(n CHAR));

Also change "nls_length_semantics" instance parameter to CHAR.

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Michel
Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486183 is a reply to message #486177] Tue, 14 December 2010 03:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks for the suggestion & explanation of NLS parameter.

Actually what we are doing is recovering the schema, so not known the exact size of tables. So now what would i set the values of N in command "ALTER TABLE x MODIFY (col VARCHAR2(n CHAR));" . Please let me know if have any recommended value.

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Jay vardhan
Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486190 is a reply to message #486183] Tue, 14 December 2010 03:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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"N" value is the current value, no need to change it, just add the "CHAR" option.

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Michel
Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486195 is a reply to message #486190] Tue, 14 December 2010 04:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks Michel.

I'm working on that and update you as completed successfully.

Once again thanks for support.

Regards,
Jay vardhan
Re: ORA-12899 in import [message #486944 is a reply to message #486195] Tue, 21 December 2010 06:49 Go to previous message
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Sorry Michel for late response.

We have imported the data successfully.

Thanks for the support.

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Jay vardhan.
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