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Re: Field Type 'P' in a query

There's no need to force it to packed - can't anyway. DanB's explanation of second-level text should get you to something, assuming you are getting a message about the mismatch. Can you tell us if you are getting a message, maybe put screen shots in your next post. Mismatch usually means between numeric and character. We need more specifics, I'm afraid.

Vern

At 12:14 PM 10/28/2004, you wrote:
This is Query/400. Is there a way to force it to packed? Am I going to have to code RPG for this?

I don't know what second-level text is.

Thanks again.

Vernon Hamberg wrote:

Cool. So is this a Query/400 query or an SQL query? In Query/400 you can define a result field and give it length and decimal positions. You can't say what kind of number, it just takes care of that, as I recall.

In SQL you can cast a value to a decimal, which is the same as packed. Just say decimal(number) - you can use optional length and decimal values.

I don't have the original post anymore - do you have second-level text on the message? Is it helpful?

Vern

At 10:24 AM 10/28/2004, you wrote: 

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