SQL Casting/Exponential Notation

Helping an associate...has an RPG program that does this:

exec sql
create table qtemp/Work2 as
(select cast (it.cprod# as char(15) ccsid 37) as cprod#,
cast (it.cloctn as varchar(8) ccsid 37) as cloctn,
cast (it.cboxst as varchar(3) ccsid 37) as cboxst
from qtemp/prdmstwght as it
order by 1)
with data;

And then uses a CPYTOIMPF to go to an IFS file.

Column it.cloctn has a value of 5E72, but it's being converted to
5.00E+72. The column is of type character in the table. I think SQL is
looking at the value and deciding it's a number in exponential
notation. How can I do this and keep the character value of it.cloctn?

Thanks!