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2540373 - jConnect: getColumnType returns -1 for char and varchar - SDK for SAP ASE

Symptom

  • A utf-8 jConnect application connects to ASE 16.0 with iso_1 charset, and the getColumnType meta data returns -1 for char & varchar datatypes. 
  • The getColumnType meta data value returns a positive integer from ASE 12.5.X. 


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Environment

  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 12.5.4
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 16.0 SP02 PL03
  • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) Software Developer Kit (SDK) 16.0 SP02 PL03
  • Linux on x86_64 64 bit
  • jConnect
    • JDBC 7.07
    • JDBC 16 ( is version JDBC 7.07 )

Product

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 ; SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.7 ; SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise 16.0 ; SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise SDK 16.0 ; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 12.5 ; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.0 ; Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise 15.5 ; Sybase SDK 15.0 ; Sybase SDK 15.7 ; Sybase Software Developer Kit 15.7

Keywords

java, jdbc datatypes, TDS, LONG VARCHAR, method, OCS, "SAP ASE", Developer's, Adaptive Server Enterprise SDK, Developers, CR#574414, CR574414, 574414 , KBA , BC-SYB-SDK , SDK , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Bug Filed

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