DB2 Error Code – -414 a like predicate is invalid because the first operand is not a string

In this post, you’ll learn about the error message -414 a like predicate is invalid because the first operand is not a string in the IBM DB2 database , the reason why it occurs along with the solution to fix it

IBM DB2 Error Message

-414 a like predicate is invalid because the first operand is not a string

Reason for the Error

The data type of the first operand of the LIKE predicate must be a character string or graphic string.

Solution

Respecify the predicate so that the data type of each operand is a character string or a graphic string.