How to fix the Oracle error PCB-00627: Host variable is not of character type?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPCB-00627: Host variable is not of character type with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PCB-00627: Host variable is not of character type

Reason for the Error PCB-00627: Host variable is not of character type

Cause: The given host variable was not declared to be of the required character type. In this case, one of several possible character types would have been accepted. However, the host variable type did not match any of them.

How to fix the Error PCB-00627: Host variable is not of character type ?

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

Action: Redeclare the problematic host variable, using one of the permitted character types.