libclntsh.sl (SHLIB_PATH - Oracle vs Cognos)

Jonbickel@aol.com Jonbickel@aol.com
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:19:27 -0500


Peter,

Spot On! That fixes it regardless of the path order.  (Verified)

Thank you (and everyone else) for sharing.  
Controlling the library search order is also a viable 
solution, but managing through the dictionary is, obviously, 
the superior option.  

Jon


In a message dated 1/28/2003 2:04:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, shediac92@hotmail.com writes:

> 
> 
> Jon:
> 
> To SORT  on a data item defined as CHARACTER  Powerhouse will use
> the collating sequence defined in the dictionary.
> 
> If the data item actually contains binary data then you
> should specify ASCII8 as part CHARACTER SET definition in the dictionary.
> Extended characters ie one with a decimal equivalent of 128 or greater have
> no
> meaning in an ASCII7 world.
> 
> Also, if you are using a foreign language such as FRENCH or GERMAN or
> if you have replaced the collating sequence with you own
> then the binary data in a CHARACTER item will not be sorted as desired.
> 
> Regards,
> Peter Bateman
> 
>