Description
Specifies whether PowerBuilder should trim trailing spaces from data values retrieved from the following datatypes: Char, NChar, Text, NText, Char for Bit Data, VarChar, NVarChar, and VarChar for Bit Data.
Applies to
ODBC
OLE DB
Syntax
PBTrimCharColumns=value
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Specifies whether PowerBuilder should trim trailing spaces from data of type Char, NChar, Text, NText, Char for Bit Data, VarChar, NVarChar, and VarChar for Bit Data. Values are:
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Default value
'NO'
Usage
This parameter can only be set in the pbodb.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, NChar, Text, NText, Char for Bit Data, VarChar, NVarChar, 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'.
Examples
To specify that PowerBuilder should trim trailing spaces, add the following line to the section for the database you are accessing:
PBTrimCharColumns='YES'
See also
