Re: Blobs - Now is Field Reference File

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxx>]

Douglas Handy wrote:
> 
> >As for the variable, what variable are you talking about?
> 
> I think Mark meant "variable type", variable.  IOW, if you code:
> 
> CREATE DISTINCT TYPE MONEY AS DECIMAL(15,2)
> 
> and MONEY is already a user defined field type, but with different
> attributes, what happens?
> 

If that's the case, then (under DB2 UDB V5 5.2 and 6) you get a message
that it already exists. You can drop it and recreate it, however (once
again in DB2 UDB) you get a message that it can not be dropped if it is
in use somewhere in the database instance.

I would expect the DB2 UDB for AS/400 to work EXACTLY the same. If it
does not, then I would COMPLAIN to IBM in very strongly worded terms.
This is because if they want to call the database on the 400 "UDB", then
I think it should work JUST like DB2 UDB. Period.

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified AS/400 Professional System Administrator
 -- IBM Certified AS/400 Professional Network Administrator

"The sum of all human knowledge is a fixed constant.
    It's the population that keeps growing!"
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