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Re: Number datatype being shown as a ftBCD

#2498
From: John Z Fields
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2003 17:11
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it is a property of  TDataset. I corrected my problem by setting the value
in the object inspector.

-- 
JOHN FIELDS
"Tharun Pillay" <tharun@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
news:3ed62474@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Where do you do that?
>
> "John Z Fields" <jfields@wrsystems.com> wrote in message
> news:3ed606b5$3@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > A-HA! Egg on my face. I don't get this behavior if I set EnableBCD =
> false.
> >
> > --
> > JOHN FIELDS
> > "John Z Fields" <jfields@wrsystems.com> wrote in message
> > news:3ed5f4fc$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > > I don't think so. I just now saw the same problem with a Sybase
server.
> > > Oddly, I am now also getting ftBCD returned for floats as well.
> > >
> > > --
> > > JOHN FIELDS
> > > "Tharun Pillay" <tharun@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
> > > news:3ed45ba6@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > > > I've noticed somthing similar with MSSQL returning a datetime from a
> > > view -
> > > > unfortunatly, I have no solution for you as I to am working on it.
It
> > > > wondering whether it's a driver related issue...?
> > > >
> > > > Tharun.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "John Z Fields" <jfields@wrsystems.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:3ed37f8c$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > > > > Hi all. I have a column defined as Number(10) in an Oracle 9i
table.
> > > After
> > > > > retrieving a dataset from this table, the Oracle ADO provider
> > identifies
> > > > the
> > > > > column as ftBCD with size 0, which is correct cause it is a whole
> > > number,
> > > > > but datasize 33, which is incorrect. Please advise if you have
> > > encountered
> > > > a
> > > > > similar situation. I need to know that it is a number 10 column so
> > that
> > > I
> > > > > can set maxlength on the control to 10.
> > > > >
> > > > > thanks much.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > JOHN FIELDS
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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