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No error is received with Sybase ODBC driver when data is truncated

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TitleNo error is received with Sybase ODBC driver when data is truncated
URL NameNo-error-is-received-with-Sybase-ODBC-driver-when-data-is-truncated
Article Number000185676
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC Sybase driver
Version: 7.1
OS: all supported platforms
Database: Sybase
Application: all supported applications
Question/Problem Description
No error is received when data is truncated.
Steps to Reproduce
Clarifying Information
1. Create the following table:

create table test (C2 char(20) not null) 
insert into test values('123456789012345678901') 

2. There is no error returned when calling "select * from test" that the record is too long and only the first 20 characters are returned: 

'12345678901234567890' 
Error Message
Defect Number
Enhancement Number
Cause
The Sybase database truncates entries to the specified column length without warning or error, unless the option string_rtruncation is set to "on". 
Resolution
Set the value of the Sybase option string_rtruncation to "on".
Workaround
Notes
Last Modified Date6/3/2016 9:21 AM
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