Adabas and Oracle databases function differently in some areas, causing compatibility problems.

Data type issues include the following:
  • Binary Literal Notation
  • Data Type Conversion


Binary Literal Notation
Oracle SQL uses hexadecimal digits surrounded by single quotes to express literal values being compared or inserted into columns defined as data type RAW.

This notation is not converted to syntax compatible with the Adabas VARBINARY and BINARY data types (a 0x followed by hexadecimal digits, surrounded by single quotes).

For example, the following statement is not supported:
SQL> INSERT INTO BINARY_TAB@Adabas VALUES ('0xff')
Where BINARY_TAB contains a column of data type VARBINARY or BINARY. Use bind variables when inserting into or updating VARBINARY and BINARY data types.

Data Type Conversion
Adabas does not support implicit date conversions. Such conversions must be explicit.

For example, the gateway issues an error for the following SELECT statement:
SELECT DATE_COL FROM TEST@Adabas WHERE DATE_COL = "1-JAN-2001";

To avoid problems with implicit conversions, add explicit conversions, as in the
following:
SELECT DATE_COL FROM TEST@Adabas WHERE DATE_COL = TO_DATE("1-JAN-2001")