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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a screen that includes a list of byte varying field (<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">CBR_DESC_COMMENT</span>) that should allow full edits of the field. I can delete characters by using Backspace and I can over-write
characters by toggling the cursor to over-write mode. However, I can’t insert characters either in the middle of the field or at the end of the field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The screen definition is:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">SCREEN CBR_DESC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FILE CBR_DESC IN LRBDB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD CBR_DESC_ID OF CBR_DESC REQUIRED NOCHANGE &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD CBR_ID OF CBR_DESC ID SAME REQUIRED NOCHANGE &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED LOOKUP NOTON CBR_DESC VIA CBR_ID , &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> CBR_DESC_ID USING CBR_ID OF CBR_DESC , CBR_DESC_ID OF CBR_DESC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD CBR_DESC_COMMENT OF CBR_DESC CHARACTER FOR 1,18 &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED popup from 11,1 to 23,80 on data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD DESC_START_DTE OF CBR_DESC NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD DESC_END_DTE OF CBR_DESC NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD DESC_STATUS OF CBR_DESC NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD MODF_BY_CASE OF CBR_DESC REQUIRED NOCHANGE &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD UPD_BY OF CBR_DESC NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">FIELD UPD_DTE OF CBR_DESC NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the database the table is defined as:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">SQL> show table cbr_desc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">Information for table CBR_DESC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">Columns for table CBR_DESC:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">Column Name Data Type Domain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">----------- --------- ------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">CBR_DESC_ID INTEGER
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">CBR_ID INTEGER
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">CBR_DESC_COMMENT LIST OF BYTE VARYING
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> Subtype: TEXT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"> Segment Length: 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">DESC_START_DTE DATE VMS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">DESC_END_DTE DATE VMS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">DESC_STATUS CHAR(3)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">MODF_BY_CASE INTEGER <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">UPD_BY CHAR(8)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">UPD_DTE DATE VMS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any ideas why the <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi">
CBR_DESC_COMMENT field would prevent insertion of characters?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Alan Thurston</span><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> (Independent Contractor)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Working for the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training, and Responsible for Labour
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">250-387-0220<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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