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Hi,

I need to populate space to the output column.The data type for the column is float(2,5). Kindly help me to resolve.

Thanks,

Is <Column Name>:' ' in the tranformer derivation not working?

No. printing zero in the output

Thanks

Hi,

1. Float data type should not contain space.

2. Anyway, if you load data into database with space automatically it may ignore the space.

3. Still if you need space, use transformer stage and Concatenate with space but the target column should be character.


Thanks

set $apt_oracle_preserves_blanks is true and try....

ajithaselvan wrote:I need to populate space to the output column.The data type for the column is float(2,5). Kindly help me to resolve.

The answer is simple - it cannot be done. Get a new requirement... for example, is the field nullable? Can it be represented as a string?

srinivas.g wrote:set $apt_oracle_preserves_blanks is true and try....

Haven't seen any mention of Oracle yet...

Ajitha S - please don't post in all capital letters, it is considered SHOUTING. I corrected your post Subject for you, so more of just an FYI. Thanks.

chulett wrote:Ajitha S - please don't post in all capital letters, it is considered SHOUTING. I corrected your post Subject for you, so more of just an FYI. Thanks.

Sure craig. This will not be repeated.

Regarding my query,
I'm funneling 2 inputs of same columns. column(col3) from input 1 throwing a value. column(col3) from input 2 will be written as space.
I'm not storing it in table. I'm sending as fixed width file.

Eg;
col1,col2,col3
1,2,3
1,4," "

Is there anyother way to achieve this?


Thanks in advance

chulett wrote:

ajithaselvan wrote:I need to populate space to the output column.The data type for the column is float(2,5). Kindly help me to resolve.

The answer is simple - it cannot be done. Get a new requirement... for example, is the field nullable? Can it be represented as a string?

It can be nullable. But it can not be representated as string.

Regards,

ajithaselvan wrote:It can be nullable. But it can not be representated as string.

Actually, everything in a file is a string so it can. Set it to NULL and then edit the column so the 'null value' property is the appropriate number of spaces.

chulett wrote:

ajithaselvan wrote:It can be nullable. But it can not be representated as string.

Actually, everything in a file is a string so it can. Set it to NULL and then edit the column so the 'null value' property is the appropriate number of spaces.

Hi Craig,
It didn't work. populating zero.

Regards,

Then you missed something. Tell us exactly what you did to correct this - how you made sure the output field was null at the right time and what exact properties you set for that field.

chulett wrote:Then you missed something. Tell us exactly what you did to correct this - how you made sure the output field was null at the right time and what exact properties you set for that field.

Before funneling, in both the inputs for the particular column
1. Set the field as nullable
2. In Extended proerties, set null filed value as required space

As it is not necessary that the field should be null or not null, i have changed.

Regards,

OK... when you set the field to NULL (not a space ) it will show up in the file as whatever you put in for the null value - in this case as your 'required space'.