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JZMSH
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Hi,

I have one report that is working fine in 762 version but no longer working in 7611 or 7702 or 7702M.
Code as below:
SQL SQLORA
select to_char(begin_date, 'MON-YY') PP_MONTH from table_name;

TABLE FILE SQLOUT
PRINT *
ON TABLE HOLD AS PP FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN
-READ PP &PP_MONTH.A6
END
TYPE &PP_MONTH.A6

The output should be: MAY-10

But now, it's showing 000006
instead.

when I increase form A6 to A12, it is then showing 000006MAY-10

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

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Posts: 28 | Registered: October 26, 2006Report This Post
Waz
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Best guess is that the sql is returning a varchar, and the numbers are the length of the field.

Try expanding the size of the -Read by increasing the size of the variable or adding a second variable.


Waz...

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Alan B
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Add
SQL SQLORA SET VARCHAR OFF
to EDASPROF. You probably have it in 7.6.2 but not the other versions, nothing has changed for FORMAT ALPHA.


Alan.
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JZMSH
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Alan,

You are right, it's not in new release. I just added and now my code is working again..

Many thanks.....

Julie
 
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