Kbase P86875: string function returns '?' with Longchar data type
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
6/15/2009 |
|
Status: Unverified
SYMPTOM(s):
string function returns '?' with Longchar data type
STRING function fails with longchar data type.
DEFINE VARIABLE lcVariable AS LONGCHAR NO-UNDO.
DEFINE VARIABLE c1 AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
DEFINE VARIABLE c2 AS CHARACTER NO-UNDO.
lcVariable = 'abcdef':U.
c1 = lcVariable.
c2 = string(lcVariable).
In this example the c2 value results in '?'
FACT(s) (Environment):
OpenEdge 10.x
CAUSE:
This is a known issue being investigated by Development
FIX:
Workaround:
Assign the longchar variable to the character variable directly. For example:
c1 = lcVariable.