Peter Jones wrote:
> I can't help directly but you might wanna do a quick test with FreeIB
> Comps and compare the results.
No, they won't provide the precise services the BDE ones are,
and I'm more than happy with what the IBO ones are doing in
other respects.
> Another thought, does the field ever contain a char(0)?
In theory it might, it practise it doesn't. Not an issue or cause.
> Can you make it a text blob?
Don't wanna, might hafta <g>
> Is the field char or varchar?
Hmmm. At present it is varchar(20) -- I think I'll need to keep that
as sometimes it *can* be a couple shorter than that.
> Tried a different BDE?
I reckon I'm right up to date with BDE versions, and am not keen
to try backtracking. <g>
All good suggestions though, thanks. (I was sort of hoping there
was an obvious "select Language xxxx" solution, but clearly a bit
more poking around is required to get to the bottom of it).
cheers,
peter
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