error when trying to use trim function
645300Sep 15 2009 — edited Sep 15 2009when i try to use trim function on a column it gives me following error for the below query
select trim(first_name) name from table1@pa1;
ORA-28500: connection from ORACLE to a non-Oracle system returned this message:
DSNT408I SQLCODE = -440, ERROR: NO FUNCTION BY THE NAME TRIM HAVING COMPATIBLE ARGUMENTS WAS FOUND IN THE CURRENT PATH DSNT418I SQLSTATE = 42884 SQLSTATE RETURN CODE DSNT415I SQLERRP = DSNXORFN SQL PROCEDURE DETECTING ERROR DSNT416I SQLERRD = -100 0 0 -1 0 0 SQL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION DSNT416I SQLERRD = X'FFFFFF
any idea gurus ???Thanks