Usage Note 64539: "ERROR...[ODBC Redshift Wire Protocol driver]...Cannot insert a NULL value into column" occurs if you have NULLCHAR=SAS and DBNULL=NO enabled
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When you have NULLCHAR=SAS and DBNULL=NO enabled, the following error could be returned:
ERROR: Cannot insert a NULL value into column
This issue is due to a driver configuration option, Extended Column Metadata, that is disabled by default. Enabling this option circumvents the error.
In Windows environments, this option is available in the ODBC data source configuration on the Advanced tab. To ensure that the option is enabled, select the Extended Column Metadata option.
In Linux environments, you add ExtendedColumnMetadata=1 to the data source in your odbc.ini file to enable this option.
In a connection that does not contain DSN, you add CONOPTS="ExtendedColumnMetadata=1" to the LIBNAME statement to enable this option.
If this issue persists after you have enabled the Extended Column Metadata option, contact SAS Technical Support.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to Amazon Redshift | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | ||||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | ||||
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | ||||
| Windows Vista | ||||
| Windows Vista for x64 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | ||||
| Linux for x64 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | ||||
| Type: | Usage Note |
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| Date Modified: | 2019-08-07 09:57:30 |
| Date Created: | 2019-07-31 09:39:59 |