Re: Oracle Pro C problem
From: Chris Barr <cbarr_at_world.std.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 19:46:10 GMT
Message-ID: <D0vAwz.IEr_at_world.std.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 19:46:10 GMT
Message-ID: <D0vAwz.IEr_at_world.std.com>
Jorn Horvik (jornh_at_albatross.no) wrote:
: When I retrieve character strings from the database, the strings are
: padded with blanks. This makes string comparision a bit difficult.
: The question is does anyone know how to avoid the strings being padded
: with blanks?
If padded with blanks, does the Pro*C length value include the suffixed
space chars?
If you're already using Pro*C, and evaluation of the 3 char datatypes don't help (char, varchar, varchar2), I'd just write a little routine to copy them. it can be done efficiently.
- C. --
- Chris