Re: Storing non-printable chars in CHAR columns

In article <11941@cimshop.UUCP> vchow@HP-UX (Victor Chow) writes: > >I have questions about storing non-printable chars in CHAR columns. > >Because of the way our COBOL programs work, we need to store all >255 possible ASCII chars (some non-printable) in CHAR columns of How about storing it as ascii values? variable myvar char(10) let myvar = '^L' would give you problems but let myvar = ascii 12 won't Bob -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bob Beaulieu Internet : bobb@netcom.com | |EZ TRAVEL Internet : eztravel@netcom.com | |4640-B Meridian Telephone: (408) 978-0808 | |San Jose, CA 95124 Facsimile: (408) 978-7024 | |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| | Serving all your travel needs from start to finish | | $$$ Best Fares $$$ | | Great Service | | Specializing in International Travel | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------