> Can you modify the test case to use:
>
> String query = "SELECT id, substr(long_str,1,2) FROM test_table
> ORDER BY id DESC";

Sorry... Done.

First query generated exceptionGDS Exception. 335544321. arithmetic
exception, numeric overflow, or string truncation

Second query generated exceptionGDS Exception. 335544321. arithmetic
exception, numeric overflow, or string truncation

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