RE: Why HEX values instead of blanks in AS400 flat file

Does the table allow nulls for the columns and the column isn't getting
a value?

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Why HEX values instead of blanks in AS400 flat file
> From: "Anand, Rajesh" <Rajesh_Anand@xxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, September 08, 2005 9:54 am
> To: <java400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
>       Further to my earlier post.
> 
>       I can see the file is being updated by this sql...even though
> I've Function Sequence error.
> 
>       insert into OCCTKFUT values ('95100299      C    PQ    200508
> 2005-08-03                   
>       FIN   0FIN20                              100     FMTM-600')  
> 
>       However where there are blanks, they appear as hex x'00' instead
> of blanks.
> 
>       WHY?? And how can I replace hex'00' with blanks in the sql
> string.
> 
>       Thanks,          
> 
> Rajesh Anand
> Merrill Lynch
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