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ORA-01790: Expression must have same datatype as corresponding expression

What it means

Columns of UNION/INTERSECT/MINUS branches have different types at the same position.

How to fix it

Convert explicitly (TO_CHAR, CAST) so each position has the same type; use CAST(NULL AS type) for empty columns.

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Updated 2026-11-12.