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sqloracleora-12899

SQL Error: ORA-12899: value too large for column

I have created the following table 

CREATE TABLE Customers(
  CustomerID varchar2(9) PRIMARY KEY, 
  Customer_Contact varchar2(40) NOT NULL, 
  Address varchar2(20) NOT NULL,
  Post_Code varchar2(7) NOT NULL, 
  Telephone_Number varchar2(11) NOT NULL)

And I am currently trying to use the INSERT VALUES statement. I have written the following statement

INSERT INTO Customers VALUES(
  501623129, 
  'John Petterson', 
  '-- Singleton Close London', 
  '--- ---', 02082860222)

When I try to run the statement it gives me the following error message.

Error starting at line 4 in command: INSERT INTO Customers VALUES(501623129, 'David Patterson', '30 Singleton Close London', 'SW17 9JY', 02082860642) Error report: SQL Error: ORA-12899: value too large for column "DJ"."CUSTOMERS"."ADDRESS" (actual: 25, maximum: 20) 12899. 00000 - "value too large for column %s (actual: %s, maximum: %s)"

Solution 
  • ORA-12899: value too large for column "DJ"."CUSTOMERS"."ADDRESS" (actual: 25, maximum: 2

    Tells you what the error is. Address can hold maximum of 20 characters, you are passing 25 characters.