Database Error Messages

OCI-12899

value too large for column string (actual: string, maximum: string)

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. Also, when the actual value was the same as the maximum, there wasn't enough space for the entire converted value. The actual was the amount placed in the output buffer, but there was more to be stored.


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).