How to fix the Oracle error ORA-07617: $FORMAT_CLASS failed translating the binary label to a string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-07617: $FORMAT_CLASS failed translating the binary label to a string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-07617: $FORMAT_CLASS failed translating the binary label to a string

Reason for the Error ORA-07617: $FORMAT_CLASS failed translating the binary label to a string

VMS system service $FORMAT_CLASS failed because the given binary classification was not valid.

How to fix the Error ORA-07617: $FORMAT_CLASS failed translating the binary label to a string ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Examine system error message and refer to SEVMS documentation