Re: Blobs - Now is Field Reference File

[Mark Lazarus <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Bruce,

At 08:10 AM 8/27/99 -0400, you wrote:

>>  Interesting.  Is this handled on a global or a library or some other
>> grouping basis?  What happens if the variable already exists?  Will a
>> different attribute overlay it or be rejected?

>Money becomes a type available to ALL tables, just like decimal, char or
>integer. The database manager presents this. (For OS/400, just read that
>"system".)

 How would you handle distributions to clients, ensuring that a global
definition is maintained and does not clash w/ an existing definition?

>As for the variable, what variable are you talking about? The money is a
>TYPE, not a variable. The table is being created, not altered. If you
>want, you can drop a column and then add a column in the alter table
statements.

 I'm talking about the definition, not a specific table variable.  What
happens if you try to add it again?  Will it overlay the current
definition?  If this definition changes, is there a way to globally update
all the affected databases?

 -mark
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