I got ” ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected string got string ” error in Oracle database.
ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected string got string
Details of error are as follows.
ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected string got string Cause: One of the following: - An attempt was made to perform an operation on incompatible datatypes. For example, adding a character field to a date field (dates may only be added to numeric fields) or concatenating a character field with a long field. - An attempt was made to perform an operation on a database object (such as a table or view) that is not intended for normal use. For example, system tables cannot be modified by a user. Note that on rare occasions this error occurs because a misspelled object name matched a restricted object's name. - An attempt was made to use an undocumented view. Action: If the cause is different datatypes, then use consistent datatypes. For example, convert the character field to a numeric field with the TO_NUMBER function before adding it to the date field. Functions may not be used with long fields. an object not intended for normal use, then do not access the restricted object.
inconsistent datatypes: expected string got string
This ORA-00932 errors are related with the One of the following:
– An attempt was made to perform an operation on incompatible datatypes. For example, adding a character field to a date field (dates may only be added to numeric fields) or concatenating a character field with a long field.
– An attempt was made to perform an operation on a database object (such as a table or view) that is not intended for normal use. For example, system tables cannot be modified by a user.
Note that on rare occasions this error occurs because a misspelled object name matched a restricted object’s name.
To solve this error, If the cause is different datatypes, then use consistent datatypes. For example,convert the character field to a numeric field with the TO_NUMBER function before adding it to the date field. Functions may not be used with long fields. an object not intended for normal use, then do not access the restricted object.
If you use like operator in SQL or functions with long datatype, you will get this error.
You should convert long datatype column to varchar2 type.
If you use BLOB or CLOB data types in the table, you should execute the following sql files.
SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/catmetx.sql SQL> @?/rdbms/admin/utlrp.sql
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