hi, we work with php 3.0.14 and try to insert texts into char(500) fields in an informix 7.2 database. but, there is always the following error: "Warning: Prepare fails (E [SQLSTATE=IX 000 SQLCODE=-280]) in db.inc.php3 on line 21" that error code -280 means: "A qouted string exceeds 256 bytes" i tried the same thing with informix 4gl - and it was possible to have a quoted string longer than 256 bytes... does anyone know this problem? could it be solved? is it a problem of the php informix driver or a problem of the database erver? thanx -udo -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]