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Status Submitted
Workspace Db2
Components Application Development
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 25, 2024

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New behavior added to DEC_TO_CHAR_FMT

SELECT CHAR(DECIMAL(1.92,15,2),',') 
FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1 

For Db2 z/OS we use setting BIF_COMPATIBILITY = V9_DECIMAL_VARCHAR

For this statement we get following results (for Db2 LUW we have parameter DEC_TO_CHAR_FMT set to NEW) :

Database Value Data type
Db2 z/OS >> 0000000000001,92<< CHAR(17) not null
Db2 LUW >>1,92 << CHAR(17) not null

The result is completely different. Therefore we tried other value of parameter DEC_TO_CHAR_FMT setting it to V95 :

Database Value Data type
Db2 z/OS >> 0000000000001,92<< CHAR(17) not null
Db2 LUW >>0000000000001,92 << CHAR(17) not null

Now it is almost as on z/OS with one important difference. On z/OS there is space before the number, and on LUW it is after the value. We have many places with DECIMAL change to CHAR and therefore we would like to ask whether you could do enhancement so we could using CHAR function or some other get on Db2 LUW the same result as on Db2 z/OS.

Since this change/enchancment is important to us, we woud like to ask when this extension could be obtained and if we should pay for it we have to know the cost. 
We woud like to have the posibility of implementing it withou changeing of our aplications code (so it should be set on DB2 instalation parameters)
 

Needed By Not sure -- Just thought it was cool
  • Guest
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    |     Jul 12, 2024

    If you can't wait until IBM change Db2 for you, then perhaps you may need to adapt your code. I think the TO_CHAR (aka VARCHAR_FORMAT) function gets the result you want.

    db2 values "TO_CHAR(1.92, '000000000000000d00')  "

    

    1

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     000000000000001.92

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