Jim Starkey wrote:

> On a related subject, I continue to be amazed that SQL database continue
> to deal with fixed/limited length strings long after the language guys
> decided "string" was a more useful construct than "string of up to but
> not exceeding 14 bytes". Isn't it interesting that the last vestige of
> punched cards is in "state of the art" SQL databases. The only thing
> weirder is that database guys aren't leading the charge to get rid of
> there archaic beasts.
>

I don't object to the string datatype but we have NUMERIC(x,y) (oh, our
numeric don't work well :-)), then [VAR]CHAR(x) has it value.

How ISQL (and similar tools) will display strings in tabular format?


Adriano