> > If the string is too long, it will only copy "SQLLen" number of
> > characters...
> >
> > All fine and dandy, but I WANT it to return an error. How else
> > would I know
> > that my data
> > has been cut off?
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Martijn Tonies
>
> um, maybe modify the source code and recompile???

Alan, although this idea would work - for now - this adds a burden of
always doing that after a new release of IBO.

The thing is, I would like to know why this was created as such and if it
could be turned into an option (perhaps).

Martijn Tonies
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