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SQLDescribeCol returns an incorrect column size for a column with the Oracle ODBC driver if the select statement has spaces

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TitleSQLDescribeCol returns an incorrect column size for a column with the Oracle ODBC driver if the select statement has spaces
URL NameSQLDescribeCol-returns-an-incorrect-column-size-for-a-column-with-the-Oracle-ODBC-driver-if-the-select-statement-has-spaces
Article Number000185603
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC Oracle Wire Protocol driver
Version: 7.1
OS: all supported platforms
Database: Oracle
Application: all supported applications
Question/Problem Description
SQLDescribeCol returns an incorrect column size for a column if the select statement has spaces.
Steps to Reproduce
Clarifying Information
1. Execute the following statements:

CREATE TABLE TESTC (TEST_CHAR varchar(30)) 
SELECT case     when TEST_CHAR = 'N' then null else 'YES' END as WEB_SUP FROM TESTC

2. Call SQLDescribeCol

Result: An incorrect column size of 32 is returned.

3. Do the same after removing the spaces:

SELECT case when TEST_CHAR = 'N' then null else 'YES' END as WEB_SUP FROM TESTC

Result: A correct column size of 3 is returned.
Error Message
Defect Number
Enhancement Number
Cause
The DataDirect drivers don’t trim spaces purposefully.
Resolution
It was determined that the Progress Product is functioning as designed.

An enhancement to the product can be requested through the Progress Community via an Ideas submission. Customer feedback is valuable and Idea submissions are monitored by our Product Management team. Enhancement requests are reviewed during the planning phase of each new product release and a list of the enhancements chosen for implementation can be found in the Release Notes documents that accompany each release. Once an Idea is submitted the Progress Software Community will have the opportunity to comment on and vote for the Idea.
 
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Last Modified Date11/20/2020 7:23 AM
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