Specifies whether PowerBuilder should trim trailing spaces from data values retrieved from the following datatypes: Char, Char for Bit Data, VarChar, and VarChar for Bit Data.
ODBC
OLE DB
PBTrimCharColumns=value
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
value |
Specifies whether PowerBuilder should trim trailing spaces from data of type Char, Char for Bit Data, and VarChar for Bit Data. Values are:
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'NO'
This parameter can only be set in the pbodb125.ini file. For ODBC, you can set the TrimSpaces parameter in the Database Profile Setup dialog box or in code to perform the same function.
By default, PowerBuilder trims spaces from the following datatypes: Char, Char for Bit Data, VarChar, and VarChar for Bit Data.
If your DBMS makes a distinction between Char data with trailing
spaces and Char data without trailing spaces when evaluating a WHERE clause
expression, you might receive the message Row
changed between retrieve and update when your DataWindow object’s
update properties are set to “Key and updateable columns.” To
prevent this, change your DataWindow object’s update properties.
In embedded SQL, you can check
Sqlca.Sqlnrows after each update to determine if the update took
place. Avoid using Char data columns in the WHERE clause
of an UPDATE or DELETE statement
when PBTrimCharColumns='YES'.
To specify that PowerBuilder should trim trailing spaces, add the following line to the section for the database you are accessing:
PBTrimCharColumns='YES'
