Re: LVARCHAR Data truncated in Informix - Very Urgent
Posted in 2003
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:02:58 -0500, KalpanaPai wrote:
Probably due to embedded newlines in the unload file.
Art S. Kagel
> Hi All,
>
> I have a major problem on Production box, recently we have changed the server,
> and exported and imported the database to new server from old box.
>
> In one table there are 10 fields of datatype LVARCHAR, in export file (.unl)
> the data is present , but when it is loaded to the table the data is
> truncated, not all the rows , it has happened very randomly.
>
> To test this , i have created a separate table, and used LOAD from ... INSERT
> INTO command
> again the same problem ,it is loaded with trucated data.
>
> Is anybody has come across with the above problem? Is it bcoz of Datablades?
> In the new box we do not have any datablades? Is LVARCHAR anything to do with
> Datablades?
>
> Any help would be highly appreciated. As it is on the production i need to
> find out the reason, bcoz we are exporting every night with DBEXPORT command.
>
> If we use dbimport , and if it truncates the data, Is export is relaible?
> Early reply would be much helpful.
> Thanks in Advance
> Kalpana Pai