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ORA-01439:
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ORA-01439:
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ORA-01439:
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ORA-01439:
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must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

NCHAR
max length 1k

LONG

VARCHAR2
NVARCHAR2
max lebngth 4k max length 2k

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
ORA-01439:
column to be
column to be
modified
modified
must be empty
must be empty to to change
change datatype datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
ORA-01439:
column to be
column to be
modified
modified
must be empty
must be empty to to change
change datatype datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
ORA-01439:
column to be
column to be
modified
modified
must be empty
must be empty to to change
change datatype datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
ORA-01439:
column to be
column to be
modified
modified
must be empty
must be empty to to change
change datatype datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype
ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype
ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty to
change datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

BFILE

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

BLOB

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

CLOB

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

NCLOB

LONG RAW

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype
ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be
empty to
change
datatype

MLS

RAW

ROWID

UROWID

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

ORA-22858:
invalid
alteration of
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

not tested

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype
ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

ORA-01439:
column to be
modified
must be empty
to change
datatype

From
To
BOOLEAN | BIT
TINYINT
SMALLINT
BIGINT
REAL
INTEGER | INT
DOUBLE [PRECISION] | FLOAT
DECIMAL
NUMERIC
DATE
TIMESTAMP | DATETIME
TIME
VARCHAR
VARCHAR_IGNORECASE
CHAR | CHARACTER
LONGVARCHAR
BINARY
VARBINARY
LONGVARBINARY
OTHER | OBJECT

works simply alter

needs validated value
transform has no real sense
works alter but may occur range violation,
size violation
won't transform or sucess only on null value

BOOLEAN | BIT

TINYINT

SMALLINT

BIGINT

REAL

INTEGER

DOUBLE

DECIMAL NUMERIC

DATE

TIMESTAMP

TIME

VARCHAR

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value must be date

value must be date
value must be date

VARCHAR_IGNORECASE

CHAR

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value must be date

value must be date
value must be date

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value must be date

value must be date
value must be date

LONGVARCHAR

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

BINARY

numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue

value must be date

value must be date
value must be date

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

VARBINARY

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

n value
n value
n value
n value
n value
n value
n value
n value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
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be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value must be d value must be date

value must be d value must be date
value must be d value must be date

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value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value must be date

value must be date
value must be date

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value must be date

value must be date
value must be date

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bigint
int
smallint
tinyint
money
smallmoney
uniqueidentifier
float[(n)]
real
decimal[(p[,s])]
numeric[(p[,s])]
datetime
time
smalldatetime
timestamp
binary[(n)]
varbinary[(n)]
char[(n)]
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size violation
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bigint

int

smallint

tinyint money

smallmone uniqueidentifier

silent loss of data

silent loss of data

float

real

decimal

numeric

datetime

time

smalldatetime

timestamp

binary

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

varbinary

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
n

char

nchar

value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value
value
value
value

must
must
must
must

have
have
have
have

valid
valid
valid
valid

in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in

nvarchar

ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value
ran value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

format value
format value
format value
format value

must
must
must
must

have
have
have
have

valid
valid
valid
valid

in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in

varchar

ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue
ravalue

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue
numbervalue

formavalue
formavalue
formavalue
formavalue

must
must
must
must

have
have
have
have

valid value
valid value
valid value
valid value

mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus
mus

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value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value
value

must value
must value
must value
must value
must value
must value
must value
must value
must value
must value
must value

must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must
must

be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be
be

number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number
number

value
value
value
value

must value
must value
must value
must value

must
must
must
must

have
have
have
have

valid
valid
valid
valid

in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in
in

range
range
range
range
range
range
range
range
range
range
range

format
format
format
format