diff --git a/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/util/DBReadWriteHelper.java b/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/util/DBReadWriteHelper.java
--- a/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/util/DBReadWriteHelper.java
+++ b/db.dataview/src/org/netbeans/modules/db/dataview/util/DBReadWriteHelper.java
@@ -303,7 +303,12 @@
             }
             case Types.OTHER:
             default:
-                return rs.getObject(index);
+                try {
+                    return rs.getObject(index);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    mLogger.log(Level.INFO, null, e);
+                    return "! " + e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getLocalizedMessage(); //NOI18N
+                }
         }
     }