Problem Note 38580: Calling a stored procedure with a null parameter in SAS/ACCESS® Interface to DB2 might result in a -804 DB2 error
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For SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2 in the z/OS operating environment, an error similar to the following might occur upon invocation of a stored procedure.
DB2 execute error DSNT408I SQLCODE = -804, ERROR: AN ERROR WAS FOUND IN THE APPLICATION PROGRAM INPUT PARAMETERS FOR THE SQL STATEMENT, REASON 09
The error occurs when you call the stored procedure and you use a null parameter, as shown in the following SQL procedure:
This error occurs because of a change that IBM made to DB2 9 in which a character that is an empty string now results in an error. This error does not not occur with DB2 Version 8.
The workaround is to specify the null parameter with a macro and then reference the macro in the invocation, as shown in the following example:
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to DB2 | z/OS | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_sbcs_prod_list.html#038580A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at:
http://www.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/e9_dbcs_prod_list.html#038580| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Topic: | Data Management ==> Data Sources ==> External Databases ==> DB2 |
| Date Modified: | 2010-03-12 09:07:37 |
| Date Created: | 2010-02-02 13:52:11 |