Kbase P11395: What is the relationship between the display format for a fi
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
18/03/2003 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
What is the relationship between the display format for a field and the values stored for that field in the database?
FIX:
The display format for the value for a field bears no relation to how that value is stored in the database.
For example, a display format of 999999 won't allow a value of 1234567 to be displayed, while the value that is stored in the database field is of course 1234567. If the value is read from the database to be passed as input to another field, for example, then the value passed will be 1234567. The display format won't affect this.
The Format entry under the Data Dictionary is what governs of the format of the values stored in the database.