query management rookie question

I have a query that receives a 4 byte branchnbr as a parameter and then outputs data to a file. The fields in the query are branchnbr (4, 0) sequence (2, 0) Description (25) FinlTot (14,2). The first three fields come directly from the file being queried.
FinlTot is a result field. When I run the query using strqmqry the lengths stay the same on the first three fields, but the lenght of Finltot is changed from 14,2 to 20,2.

If I use dfu to display the file that's created, or I use it in a program, I have no problem. The field is longer, but the data is okay. However, when I try to use the file in a query, the data gets shifted. 600.00 becomes 6000.00. Obviously I can create a result field and divide Finltot by 10. But Long story short, is there a way to stop query manager from changing the length in the first place?

Emily


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