How to resolve the issue of SQL CODE=206, SQLSTATE=42703?

 In the context of SQL, You can troubleshoot and resolve this particular issue by using the following steps:-

Checking column existence

You should try to verify that the column should have existed in the specified table and that there should be no typos in the column name. You can use a query like this:-

SELECT column_name

FROM information_schema.columns

WHERE table_name = ‘your_table_name’ AND column_name = ‘your_column_name’;

Verify the table alias

You should try to ensure that if a table alias is used then the column reference should include the correct alias. Here is the example given below:-

SELECT t.column_name

FROM your_table_name AS t

WHERE t.column_name = ‘value’;

Checking for ambiguities

In the queries with the joins, you should try to confirm that the column name is not ambiguous and it is fully qualified with the table or even alias. Here is the example given below:-

SELECT a.column_name

FROM table_a AS a

JOIN table_b AS b ON a.id = b.id;

Reviewing and schema context

You should try to ensure that the query should be implemented in the correct schema context if multiple schemas are involved. Here is the example given below:-

SELECT schema_name.table_name.column_name

FROM schema_name.table_name;

Revalidation of the query structure

If the query involves the complex join or even subqueries then you should try to ensure that all the referenced columns existed in the relevant tables and contexts. Here is the example given below:-

SELECT a.column1, b.column2

FROM schema1.table1 AS a

JOIN schema2.table2 AS b ON a.id = b.id;

Checking dynamic SQL

If you are using dynamic SQL, then you should try to ensure that the column names should be correctly formed and also exist in the runtime context.

You can try to use the JDBC of java programming language for troubleshooting and resolving this particular issue. Here is the example given of it:-

Import java.sql.Connection;

Import java.sql.DriverManager;

Import java.sql.PreparedStatement;

Import java.sql.ResultSet;

Import java.sql.SQLException;

Import java.util.logging.Level;

Import java.util.logging.Logger;

Public class SQLColumnValidator {

    Private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(SQLColumnValidator.class.getName());

    Public static void main(String[] args) {

        String jdbcURL = “jdbc:your_database_url”;

        String username = “your_db_username”;

        String password = “your_db_password”;

        String query = “SELECT your_column FROM your_table WHERE some_condition = ?”;

        String columnName = “your_column”;

        String tableName = “your_table”;

        Try (Connection connection = DriverManager.getConnection(jdbcURL, username, password)) {

            If (isColumnPresent(connection, tableName, columnName)) {

                executeQuery(connection, query, “some_value”);

            } else {

                Logger.log(Level.SEVERE, “Column ‘{0}’ does not exist in table ‘{1}’”, new Object[]{columnName, tableName});

            }

        } catch (SQLException e) {

            Logger.log(Level.SEVERE, “Database error: {0}”, e.getMessage());

        }

    }

    Private static boolean isColumnPresent(Connection connection, String tableName, String columnName) {

        String checkColumnQuery = “SELECT column_name FROM information_schema.columns WHERE table_name = ? AND column_name = ?”;

        Try (PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement(checkColumnQuery)) {

            preparedStatement.setString(1, tableName);

            preparedStatement.setString(2, columnName);

            try (ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.executeQuery()) {

                return resultSet.next();

            }

        } catch (SQLException e) {

            Logger.log(Level.SEVERE, “Error checking column presence: {0}”, e.getMessage());

            Return false;

        }

    }

    Private static void executeQuery(Connection connection, String query, String parameter) {

        Try (PreparedStatement preparedStatement = connection.prepareStatement(query)) {

            preparedStatement.setString(1, parameter);

            try (ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.executeQuery()) {

                while (resultSet.next()) {

                    System.out.println(“Result: “ + resultSet.getString(1));

                }

            }

        } catch (SQLException e) {

            If (e.getSQLState().equals(“42703”)) {

                Logger.log(Level.SEVERE, “SQL error: {0} – Column not found”, e.getErrorCode());

            } else {

                Logger.log(Level.SEVERE, “SQL error: {0}”, e.getMessage());

            }

        }

    }

}