setString 32 character limit? - String data right truncation

From:
jameswhiteley@hbosplc.com
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
11 Oct 2006 06:16:26 -0700
Message-ID:
<1160572586.709487.280730@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>
Hi

I have a Java stored procedure that breaks when I enter more than 32
characters for one of the parameters (The parameter in question is
called "subject").

The stored procedure takes in several parameters. One of those is a
parameter called "subject" which is of type String.

My Java application includes a CallableStatement and it calls the
stored procedure and specifies a type of VARCHAR for this subject
parameter.

Within the stored procedure I have a PreparedStatement and I use the
setString method to populate the sql string in the stored procedure.
This sql string is performing an INSERT into a table called BOOKINGS.

Within the BOOKINGS table there is a field called subject of type
VARCHAR(500)

This is some code from the stored procedure.

PreparedStatement stmt = null;
stmt.setString( 2, subject );

When I enter more than 32 characters for the subject I get the error:
e=COM.ibm.db2.jdbc.DB2Exception: [IBM][CLI Driver] CLI0109E String
data right truncation. SQLSTATE=22001

Why would I get this error when the BOOKINGS table in the database
specifies that subject is of type VARCHAR and length 500?

I expect this to be some sort of mapping problem in terms of the
VARCHAR declared in my Java application, the String subject passed in
as a parameter to the stored procedure and the VARCHAR(500) type in the
table in the database)

Can anybody help?

Thanks in advance.

James

(Full Stored Procedure code below:)

/**
 * JDBC Stored Procedure ADMINMISTRATOR.SAVE_UPDATE_BOOKING
 * @param bookingID
 * @param chairID
 * @param ownerID
 * @param roomID
 * @param startDate
 * @param endDate
 * @param description
 * @param subject
 * @param emailFacilities
 * @param emailCatering
 * @param emailSecurity
 * @param newID
 */
import java.sql.*; // JDBC classes
//import java.io.*;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

public class SAVE_UPDATE_BOOKING
{
    private static SimpleDateFormat dayFormatter = new
SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
    private static SimpleDateFormat timeFormatter = new
SimpleDateFormat("HH.mm");
    private static SimpleDateFormat logFormatter = new
SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH.mm");

    public static void sAVE_UPDATE_BOOKING ( String bookingID,
                                             String chairID,
                                             int ownerID,
                                             int roomID,
                                             java.sql.Timestamp
startDate,
                                             java.sql.Timestamp
endDate,
                                             String description,
                                             String subject,
                                             String emailFacilities,
                                             String emailCatering,
                                             String emailSecurity,
                                             int status,
                                             int[] newID,
                                             ResultSet[] rs1 ) throws
SQLException, Exception
    {
        ResultSet selectResults = null;
        ResultSet checkResults = null;
        Connection con = null;
        PreparedStatement stmt = null;
        PreparedStatement stmt2 = null;
        PreparedStatement selectStmt = null;
        Statement identityStmt = null;
        PreparedStatement checkStmt = null;

//PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter( new FileWriter
("/tmp/GSRB_Java_SAVE_OR_UPDATE_BOOKING.log"), true);
        //out.println("Started v4.0");

      try{
            // Get connection to the database
            con =
DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:default:connection");

         //convert bookingID to int
         Integer bookingIdInt = null;
         //out.println("Supplied BOOKING_ID (as string) = "+
bookingID);
         if( bookingID != null && !bookingID.trim().equals("")){
            try{
                bookingIdInt = new Integer(bookingID.trim());
            }catch(NumberFormatException e){
                bookingIdInt = null;
            }
         }
         //out.println("Supplied BOOKING_ID (as Int) = "+
bookingIdInt);

          //convert bookingID to int
         Integer chairIDInt = null;

         //parse chair id
         if( chairID != null && !chairID.trim().equals("")){
               chairIDInt = new Integer(chairID.trim());
         }

        boolean bFlag;
        String sql, selectSql, updateSql, insertSql, checkSql_start,
checkSql_end;

    selectSql = "SELECT BOOKING_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME FROM
ADMINISTRATOR.BOOKINGS WHERE BOOKING_ID = ?";

        insertSql = "INSERT INTO ADMINISTRATOR.BOOKINGS (ROOM_ID,
OWNER_PERSON_ID, CHAIR_PERSON_ID, START_TIME, END_TIME, BOOKING_STATUS,
DESCRIPTION, SUBJECT, FACILITIES__EMAIL, CATERING__EMAIL,
SECURITY__EMAIL, REPEAT)"
            + " "
            + " VALUES (?, ? , ? , ? , ? , ? , ? , ? , ? , ?, ?,
-1)";

        updateSql = "UPDATE ADMINISTRATOR.BOOKINGS SET ROOM_ID = ?,
OWNER_PERSON_ID = ?, CHAIR_PERSON_ID = ?, START_TIME = ?, END_TIME = ?,
BOOKING_STATUS = ?, DESCRIPTION = ?, SUBJECT = ?, FACILITIES__EMAIL =
?, CATERING__EMAIL = ?, SECURITY__EMAIL = ?, REPEAT = -1 "
                + " "
                + " WHERE BOOKING_ID = ?";

     checkSql_start = "SELECT ADMINISTRATOR.IS_ROOM_AVAILABLE(";
     checkSql_end = " ) AS AVAILABILITY FROM ADMINISTRATOR.ROOM_TYPES
FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY";

    boolean idExists = false;
    Timestamp currentStartTime = null;
    Timestamp currentEndTime = null;

        if(bookingID != null){
                selectStmt = con.prepareStatement( selectSql );
        selectStmt.setObject( 1, bookingIdInt, Types.INTEGER);
                bFlag = selectStmt.execute();
        selectResults = selectStmt.getResultSet();

     idExists = selectResults.next();

     if(idExists){
     currentStartTime = selectResults.getTimestamp(2);
     currentEndTime = selectResults.getTimestamp(3);
     }

        try{ selectStmt.close(); }catch(Exception e2){
selectStmt = null; }
         }

        // out.println("Booking exists with this BOOKING_ID = " +
idExists);

    //first check wether this room is avaiavble for the requested slot
    boolean available = false;
    StringBuffer checkBuf = new StringBuffer();
    checkBuf.append(" TIMESTAMP('");
    checkBuf.append( dayFormatter.format( startDate ));
    checkBuf.append("', '");
    checkBuf.append( timeFormatter.format( startDate ));
    checkBuf.append("'), TIMESTAMP('");
        checkBuf.append( dayFormatter.format( endDate ));
    checkBuf.append("', '");
    checkBuf.append( timeFormatter.format( endDate ));
    checkBuf.append("'), ");
        checkBuf.append(roomID);

        String fullStmt = checkSql_start + checkBuf.toString() +
checkSql_end;
  //out.println("Check statement is '" + fullStmt +"'");
    checkStmt = con.prepareStatement(fullStmt);

    //out.println("Prepared Check statement..");
    checkStmt.execute();
    checkResults = checkStmt.getResultSet();
    checkResults.next();
    //out.println("Executed check statement..");

    int avaiablityCount = checkResults.getInt(1);
    try{ checkStmt.close(); }catch(Exception e3){ checkStmt = null; }

    if( avaiablityCount == 1 ){
        available = true;
    }

//out.println("Avaliability Count = " + avaiablityCount);
//out.println("This slot/room is avaiabale = " + available);

                if(idExists){

                        //booking id exists so this is an update
                       // out.println("Supplied BookingID
exists...thius is an update");

                        //we only need to check wether the traget slot
is avaiable if it is nopt the same as the current booking slot
                        boolean timeChanged = true;
                       // out.println("Current start time: "+
logFormatter.format(currentStartTime));
                        //out.println("Requested start time: "+
logFormatter.format(startDate));
                        //out.println("difference = " +
Math.abs(startDate.getTime() - currentStartTime.getTime()));
                        if( Math.abs(startDate.getTime() -
currentStartTime.getTime()) < 59999 ) timeChanged = false;

                       // out.println("Current end time: "+
logFormatter.format(currentEndTime));
                       // out.println("Requested end time: "+
logFormatter.format(endDate));
                       // out.println("difference = " +
Math.abs(endDate.getTime() - currentEndTime.getTime()));
                       if( Math.abs(endDate.getTime() -
currentEndTime.getTime()) < 59999 ) timeChanged = false;

                        //out.println("Time has changed? " +
timeChanged);

                        if(!timeChanged || available){

                                //out.println("Requested slot is either
available or time hasn't changed...continuing with update");

                         stmt = con.prepareStatement( updateSql );
                            stmt.setInt( 1, roomID );
         stmt.setInt( 2, ownerID );
                 if(chairIDInt == null){
         stmt.setObject( 3, null, Types.INTEGER );
                 }else{
                         stmt.setInt( 3, chairIDInt.intValue() );
         }

                 stmt.setTimestamp( 4, startDate );
                         stmt.setTimestamp( 5, endDate );
         stmt.setString( 7, description );
         stmt.setInt ( 6, status );
         stmt.setString( 8, subject );
                            stmt.setString( 9, emailFacilities );
         stmt.setString( 10, emailCatering );
                 stmt.setString( 11, emailSecurity );
         stmt.setObject( 12, bookingIdInt, Types.INTEGER);

                          newID[0] = bookingIdInt.intValue();

         bFlag = stmt.execute();
                                rs1[0] = stmt.getResultSet();
                                con.commit();
                                //out.println("Executed: '"+ updateSql
+"'");

                        }else{
                               // out.println("Requested slot is for
new time and this time is NOT available...aborting update");
                                //this is an existing booking and the
slot is unavailable, so reject
                                newID[0] = -1000;
                        }

        }else{

                //id doesn't exist, so this is a NEW booking
                //out.println("Supplied BookingID does NOT exists...thus is a
create");

                //check that the slot is available
                if(available) {

                        //out.println("Requested slot is
available...continuing with create");

                                stmt = con.prepareStatement( insertSql
);
         stmt.setInt( 1, roomID );
                 stmt.setInt( 2, ownerID );
         if(chairIDInt == null){
         stmt.setObject( 3, null, Types.INTEGER
);
         }else{
                 stmt.setInt( 3, chairIDInt.intValue() );
         }
             stmt.setTimestamp( 4, startDate );
         stmt.setTimestamp( 5, endDate );
                 stmt.setInt ( 6, status );
         stmt.setString( 7, description );
             stmt.setString( 8, subject );
         stmt.setString( 9, emailFacilities );
                 stmt.setString( 10, emailCatering );
                                stmt.setString( 11, emailSecurity );
                        bFlag = stmt.execute();
                                rs1[0] = stmt.getResultSet();

                            //out.println("Executed: '"+ insertSql +"'");

         //now retrieve the Identity column value from the
system table
                 ResultSet identityRS;
                                identityStmt = con.createStatement();
                                int idntVal = -1;
                                identityRS =
identityStmt.executeQuery("SELECT IDENTITY_VAL_LOCAL() FROM
SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1");
                                // Get the result table from the query.
                                // This is a single row with the most
                                // recent identity column value.
                                //out.println("Called IDENTITY
func...");
                                while (identityRS.next()) {

                                        idntVal = identityRS.getInt(1);
      // Retrieve column value

//out.println("getInt(1)="+idntVal);
                                }

                                try{ identityStmt.close();
}catch(Exception e3){ identityStmt = null; }
                                con.commit();
                                //out.println("getInt(1)="+idntVal);
                                newID[0] = idntVal;
                        }else{
                                //out.println("Requested slot is NOT
available...aborting create");
                                //this is a new booking and the slot is
unavailable, so reject
                                newID[0] = -1000;
                        }
                }

                con.commit();
            //now tidy up the persons table
                sql = "DELETE FROM ADMINISTRATOR.PERSONS AS PERSONS "
+
         "WHERE PERSONS.PERSON_ID NOT IN (SELECT
ATTENDEES.PERSON_ID FROM ADMINISTRATOR.ATTENDEES AS ATTENDEES) AND " +
               "PERSONS.PERSON_ID NOT IN (SELECT
BOOKINGS.CHAIR_PERSON_ID FROM ADMINISTRATOR.BOOKINGS AS BOOKINGS ) AND
" +
               "PERSONS.PERSON_ID NOT IN (SELECT
BOOKINGS.OWNER_PERSON_ID FROM ADMINISTRATOR.BOOKINGS AS BOOKINGS ) " ;

                stmt2 = con.prepareStatement( sql );
                bFlag = stmt2.execute();
                con.commit();
                //out.println("Executed: '"+ sql +"'");
                //out.println("Output param=*" + newID[0] + "*");

        }catch(Exception e){
            //MAYBE LOG HERE - performance cost?
            //out.println("AN EXCEPTION
OCCURED--------------------------------");
            //e.printStackTrace(out);

        }finally{
            con.commit();
            try{ stmt.close();}catch(Exception e1){stmt = null;}
            try{ stmt2.close();}catch(Exception e2){stmt2 = null;}
            try{ selectStmt.close(); }catch(Exception e3){ selectStmt =
null; }
            try{ identityStmt.close(); }catch(Exception e4){
identityStmt = null; }
            try {checkStmt.close(); }catch(Exception e5){ checkStmt =
null; }
            try{ con.close();}catch(Exception e5){con = null;}
            //try{out.close();}catch(Exception e6){out = null;}
        }
    }
}

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