How to fix the Oracle error PCC-02385: CHAR_MAP disallowed when using NLS_CHAR and NLS_LOCAL=TRUE?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPCC-02385: CHAR_MAP disallowed when using NLS_CHAR and NLS_LOCAL=TRUE with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PCC-02385: CHAR_MAP disallowed when using NLS_CHAR and NLS_LOCAL=TRUE

Reason for the Error PCC-02385: CHAR_MAP disallowed when using NLS_CHAR and NLS_LOCAL=TRUE

Cause: The CHAR_MAP option was specified while indicating which host variables are to be treated by the precompiler as NLS multi-byte character variables. This mapping cannot be performed with the option NLS_LOCAL=TRUE. This error also occurs when DBMS=V6 is used in conjunction with NLS_CHAR and NLS_LOCAL=TRUE.

How to fix the Error PCC-02385: CHAR_MAP disallowed when using NLS_CHAR and NLS_LOCAL=TRUE ?

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

Action: Remove either the CHAR_MAP option or set NLS_LOCAL=FALSE. Ensure that DBMS is not set to V6.