[Sorry if this post appears more than once. I ran into some trouble
with the Internet connection. Damn those corporate firewalls!]

Hello,

I encounter a strange error when I try to call a stored procedure from
a Visual Basic application. After calling the procedure I get the
following error:

Run-time error '-2147467259(80004005)':

[Oracle][ODBC][Ora]ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error
ORA-06512: at "SUSHI.SUSHI_HI_NI", line 153
ORA-06512: at line 1

Now, AFAIK, the run-time error is a Microsoft (VB) error while the
second is an Oracle error, correct?
I get this error when I use my laptop
System:
Microsoft Windows 2000
5.00.2195
Service Pack 2

Computer:
x86 Family Model 8 Stepping 3
AT/AT COMPATIBLE
130.544 KB RAM

The Oracle server is 8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0 -
Production

Now comes the strange part. When run the same application on a user
desktop of my client, then the procedure runs OK! No errors,
whatsoever.

Desktop computer information:
System:
Microsoft Windows NT
4.00.1381
IE 5.5.50.4522.1800

Computer:
x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 3
AT/AT COMPATIBLE
260.404 KB RAM

I've tried all I could localising the error, but I cannot find
anything. The ORA-06502 would suggest that a variable in the procedure
is not big enough for a certain value, but that does not explain why
it works on other computers. Besides, AFAIK, the variables are big
enough to hold the information (each defined variable has room for 100
characters).

Oh, and as a final touch to the mystery, when I directly call the
procedure in SQL Plus from my laptop (and enter the same values as I
do when I use the VB application) the procedure again works. I really
don't know what's happening here!

I hope the information presented here is clear enough. I personally
have a lot of difficulty to get any grip on the situation. Hopefully
you can help me out.

C ya!

Marty

Hi Marty,

Please refer to:
Q229757 FIX: Oracle OLEDB Provider Returns Err: "ORA06502: PL/SQL..."
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q229757

This error seems to be related with the database driver, so I suggest you
deploy the lastest MDAC, or the same as the desktop, to your laptop
computer from www.microsoft.com/data. Make sure you are using the same ODBC
driver or OLEDB driver to access Oracle server.

Regards,
Steve

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