I wonder if we actually did the right thing with this.
For example: select cast('ab' as char(1)); Using sql92's definitions, I read TD as a fixed length character string and SD as the same. Which means I think the section that comes into play is: SQL92 6.10 GR5 c ii ii) If the length in characters of SV is larger than LTD, then TV is the first LTD characters of SV. If any of the re- maining characters of SV are non-<space> characters, then a completion condition is raised: warning-string data, right truncation. It looks like SQL99's cast specification is similar for this case. Wouldn't that mean the operation is supposed to succeed with diagnostic information since it's a completion condition not an exception condition? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])