Pete, 
I tried your solution with the Null indicator but I still get the Decimal 
Data Error.
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Re: SQL, fetch & decimal data error
Use and null indicator on your SQL statement and it will handle the 
error for you by setting on the null indicator (which you could ignore 
or use for further processing).
I coded my SQL like this (covering ALL the bases):
C/EXEC SQL 
C+   FETCH FROM C2 INTO :DocID :N1,:Asset :N2,:LineNum :N3, 
C+   :DescID :N4,:Desc :N5,:AcqDate :N6,:PONum :N7, 
C+   :POLine :N8,:VendNum :N9,:Invoice :N10,:AcqMethod :N11,
C+   :Condition :N12,:Cost :N13, :Account :N14 
C/END-EXEC 
Null indicators in the D specs are like this:
  //Null indicator fields 
D N1              S              5I 0
Pete Helgren
MKirkpatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I am using SQL to read a file.  I use an Ext DS for the fields in the 
file.  I have a field defined as packed and some of the records have 
*Blanks in this field.  When I FETCH, I get a DDE.  Can I code around 
this?  If so, how?  Short of fixing the data and the pgms that 
write/update this file (S36), what are my options?  Thanks.
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