Re: Null byte in source physical file -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Null byte in source physical file
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:20:56 -0500
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Scott Klement wrote:
>> how does the OS differenciate between a x'00' and the beginnings of a
>> packed numeric field?
> It doesn't differentiate.  What are you talking about?  Bytes are bytes. 

Maybe he's referring to a field that allows null's?

david

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