Kbase P90397: 4GL String Handling: "~000" (null) gets transformed to a " " (space)
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
16/10/2008 |
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Status: Unverified
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
SYMPTOM(s):
When trying to insert "~000" (null) into a string, it gets transformed to a " " (space)
CAUSE:
This is a known issue being investigated by Development
String "~000" gets stored in the r-code text segment as a " " (space).
FIX:
Use PUT CONTROL NULL statement to embed nulls to a string as in the following example:
PUT "This is to test".
PUT CONTROL NULL.
PUT "the null character" .
Please see "Progress Language Reference" and solution P58254 for more detailed information.