Re: Date type L

May I assume that your SQL looked something like:
CREATE TABLE QTEMP/DUH2 (DATEFIELD DATE NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT,
CHARFIELD CHAR (15) NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT)                    

Then what happened is the NOT NULL WITH DEFAULT.  This is a default on prompted 
SQL.

For example if I run:
INSERT INTO QTEMP/DUH2 (CHARFIELD) VALUES('spud')
SELECT * FROM DUH2
I'll get:
DATEFIELD  CHARFIELD
06/29/98   spud     

Try the following instead:
CREATE TABLE QTEMP/DUH2 (DATEFIELD DATE , CHARFIELD CHAR (15) NOT
NULL WITH DEFAULT)                                               
INSERT INTO QTEMP/DUH2 (CHARFIELD) VALUES('spud')
SELECT * FROM DUH2
I'll get:
DATEFIELD  CHARFIELD
-          spud     




venu_yamajala@goodyear.com on 06/29/98 05:17:39 PM
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Subject:        Date type L

Hi All,

 I am doing some study on L type data values. I have created a test PF with 10
L data type fields. All 10 fields get different formats with different
separators. Now I tried to add data into the PF using SQL by INSERT statement.
I tried to add data into only one field (say Fld9 which is in ISO format). I
moved some value 2000-02-29. The record is added. But when I did a SELECT
statement, surprisingly I found data in all the other fields also. I didnot add
data into it. The otehr fields got current date as their values. This looked
something strange to me. I am not good at L type fields. So can anybody explain
me how this is possible and why it is happening like this?? Thx in advance.

Regards,
Venu
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