HPE NonStop SQL/MX Error – 3406 A DDL statement could not be translated into a statement consisting of single-byte characters for processing.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “3406 A DDL statement could not be translated into a statement consisting of single-byte characters for processing.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.

Error Message

3406 A DDL statement could not be translated into a statement consisting of single-byte characters for processing.

Reason for the Error

The DDL statement coded in unicode contains non-ISO88591 characters. NonStop SQL/MX does not support arbitrary unicode characters.

Solution

Remove non-ISO88591 characters and resubmit