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I have been given the task of getting some data out of a third party progress database. The problem is that, some tables are reporting an error "Column <column> in table <table> has value exceeding its max length or precision (7864)".
Some Googling came up with this being an issue with SQL width on the database, and that running DBTool can fix this. http://progress.atgnow.com/esprogre...tSolutionLink=1&tabs=true&docPropValue=p24496
The problem is that the third party who manage the progress DB doesn't want to know - they say it could damage the database. As I don't know much about anything (especially Progress), I am unable to counter their argument.
To the questions:
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Some Googling came up with this being an issue with SQL width on the database, and that running DBTool can fix this. http://progress.atgnow.com/esprogre...tSolutionLink=1&tabs=true&docPropValue=p24496
The problem is that the third party who manage the progress DB doesn't want to know - they say it could damage the database. As I don't know much about anything (especially Progress), I am unable to counter their argument.
To the questions:
- Do they have a valid argument against not running this tool?
- If they maintain their position, do I have any other options open to me? Bear in mind that I don't know the first thing about Progress.
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