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Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-01426 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-01426 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-01426 error, the following error message will appear:

  • ORA-01426: numeric overflow

Cause

You tried to evaluate an expression that resulted in a numeric overflow (or underflow).

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

Re-write your expression using fewer operands.

Option #2

Make sure that your expression does not evaluate to infinity.