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Re: Number datatype being shown as a ftBCD

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From: Tharun Pillay
Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 21:02
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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
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> 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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