LOAD_ZEROLENGTH_ASNULL Option

Allowed Values

ON, OFF

Default

OFF

Scope

Option can be set at the database (PUBLIC) or user level. When set at the database level, the value becomes the default for any new user, but has no impact on existing users. When set at the user level, overrides the PUBLIC value for that user only. No system privilege is required to set option for self. System privilege is required to set at database level or at user level for any user other than self.

Requires the SET ANY PUBLIC OPTION system privilege to set this option. Can be set temporary for an individual connection or for the PUBLIC role. Takes effect immediately.

Remarks

This option specifies LOAD statement behavior under these conditions:

inserting a zero-length data value into a column of data type CHAR, VARCHAR, LONG VARCHAR, BINARY, VARBINARY, or LONG BINARY, and
a NULL column-spec; for example, NULL(ZEROS) or NULL(BLANKS) is also given for that same column.

Set LOAD_ZEROLENGTH_ASNULL ON to load a zero-length value as NULL when the above conditions are met.

Set LOAD_ZEROLENGTH_ASNULL OFF to load a zero-length value as zero-length, subject to the setting of option NON_ANSI_NULL_VARCHAR.