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I am not exactly sure, but I think the issue is that the blob may be
space padded. So you may need to delete a few characters before you
insert them<br>
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Olav.<br>
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Thurston, Alan JTST:EX wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have a screen that includes a <span
style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">
BLOB</span> field (<span style="font-size: 10pt; 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=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">SCREEN CBR_DESC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FILE CBR_DESC IN LRBDB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FIELD CBR_DESC_ID OF
CBR_DESC REQUIRED NOCHANGE &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"> NULL VALUE NOT
ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FIELD CBR_ID OF CBR_DESC
ID SAME REQUIRED NOCHANGE &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; 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=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; 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=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FIELD CBR_DESC_COMMENT
OF CBR_DESC CHARACTER FOR 1,18 &<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"> NULL VALUE NOT
ALLOWED popup from 11,1 to 23,80 on data</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; 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=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; 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=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FIELD DESC_STATUS OF
CBR_DESC NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FIELD MODF_BY_CASE OF
CBR_DESC REQUIRED NOCHANGE &<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"> NULL VALUE NOT
ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">FIELD UPD_BY OF CBR_DESC
NULL VALUE NOT ALLOWED<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; 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=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">SQL> show table
cbr_desc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">Information for table
CBR_DESC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">Columns for table
CBR_DESC:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">Column
Name Data Type Domain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">-----------
--------- ------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">CBR_DESC_ID
INTEGER
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">CBR_ID
INTEGER
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">CBR_DESC_COMMENT
LIST OF BYTE VARYING
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"> Subtype:
TEXT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">
Segment Length: 2000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">DESC_START_DTE
DATE VMS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">DESC_END_DTE
DATE VMS
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">DESC_STATUS
CHAR(3)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">MODF_BY_CASE
INTEGER <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: r_ansi;">UPD_BY
CHAR(8)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; 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: 10pt; 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: 10pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Alan Thurston</span><span
style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> (Independent Contractor)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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: rgb(31, 73, 125);">250-387-0220<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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