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Storing edited data is one option. However, do you store all your dollar
amounts as edited strings? No. Yes, granted, that is different because
you will do math on dollar amounts and you will not on bank account
numbers (let's leave Mod10 checking out for now). What Luc is saying is
that DDS allows you to specify an edit code (or edit word) that "some"
query tools and that the default for external printer files is to respect.
I am not sure if Crystal reports, Excel or html output will respect edit
codes or edit words however.
An option to storing the data as an edited string is to read only via
views. Views can wrap the number as an edited string. For example, if
the table stores bank account as an 11p0 number then your view could use a
UDF to easily display that as ####-#####-##. You save space by packing
yet get the desired display. And all tools would respect that, if read
from the view.
Luc,
Is this what you are trying to get across?
Rob Berendt
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Re: PF Compiled Files with Dictionaries vs. SQL-Created Tables, (continued)
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