FB 4.0.2 windows x64 SQL Script: CREATE DATABASE 'xnet://d:\fbdata\test.fdb' USER 'SYSDBA' PASSWORD 'masterkey'; RECREATE TABLE a( t TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE ); INSERT INTO a VALUES(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP); SELECT * FROM a; SET TERM ^; EXECUTE BLOCK AS BEGIN SET BIND OF TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE TO CHAR; END ^ SET TERM ;^ SELECT * FROM a; COMMIT; WIN1250 works fine: c:\fb\isql.exe -ch WIN1250 -i set_bind_error.sql UTF8 are failing: c:\fb\isql.exe -ch UTF8 -i set_bind_error.sql T ============== Statement failed, SQLSTATE = 22001 Dynamic SQL Error -SQL error code = -303 -arithmetic exception, numeric overflow, or string truncation -string right truncation -expected length 14, actual 41