Database Error Messages

ORA-06562

type of OUT argument must match the column type or bind variable

Cause

An attempt was made to retrieve the value of a column or bind variable by calling the procedures DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE or DBMS_SQL.VARIABLE_VALUE. The type of the OUT argument was different from the column type or bind variable that the code previously defined by calling the DBMS_SQL.DEFINE_COLUMN or DBMS_SQL.BIND_VARIABLE procedure.


Action

Pass an OUT argument of the correct type when calling the procedures COLUMN_VALUE or VARIABLE_VALUE, and retry the operation.