Neil Had something similar, again with the filespace_name column
To resolve, i do this: select char(filespace_name,20), etc On 16 April 2013 21:25, Neil Schofield <neil.schofi...@yorkshirewater.co.uk>wrote: > I'm in the throes of an upgrade from TSM Server 5.5 to 6.3 and have had a > bit of a problem re-writing some of our custom SQL scripts. I was wondering > if anyone can point out what I'm doing wrong. > > I understand that to get the select statements to return a table format > instead of a list format I need to use the cast function to restrict the > column width - this article explains the theory: > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21502715 > > The problem I have is that it doesn't work on any table which has > FILESPACE_NAME as a column - eg occupancy, filespaces, volumeusage, etc. > Whenever I do a SELECT CAST(FILESPACE_NAME AS CHAR(n)), I get the > filespace_name truncated to n characters (good) but in a column that is 2 x > n characters wide (bad). Other fields in the same tables with the same data > type - ie VARCHAR - do not suffer the same effect and it's got me stumped. > > In the example below, does anyone have any idea how I can shrink the size > of the second column to match the width of the data in it?, > > tsm: xxxxxxx>select cast(node_name as CHAR(15)) as Node,cast(filespace_name > as CHAR(15)) as FS,cast(volume_name as CHAR(8)) as Volume from volumeusage > > NODE FS VOLUME > ---------------- ------------------------------- --------- > xxxxxxx \\xxxxxxxxxx\x$ xxxxxx > ... > > TSM Server is v6.3.3.1 running on Windows Server 2008 R2. Admin client is > 6.4.0.1. > > Regards > Neil Schofield > Technical Leader. > Yorkshire Water > > > ---------------------------------------- > > Spotted a leak? > If you spot a leak please report it immediately. Call us on 0800 57 3553 > or go to http://www.yorkshirewater.com/leaks > > Get a free water saving pack > Don't forget to request your free water and energy saving pack, it could > save you money on your utility bills and help you conserve water. > http://www.yorkshirewater.com/savewater > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and are subject to > the legal notice available at http://www.keldagroup.com/email.htm > Yorkshire Water Services Limited > Registered Office Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, BD6 2SZ > Registered in England and Wales No 2366682 >
