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In OpenEdge / Progress 4GL, a field can be defined with a FORMAT, but that is only the default format for it to be displayed. Thus, a CHARACTER field with FORMAT 'X(10)' could store thousands of characters past the first ten.
The database I'm using contains millions of rows in some of the tables I'm concerned with. Is there any system table or Progress-internal program I can use to determine the longest length of a given field? I'm looking for anything more efficient than full-table scans. I'm on Progress 11.5.
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The database I'm using contains millions of rows in some of the tables I'm concerned with. Is there any system table or Progress-internal program I can use to determine the longest length of a given field? I'm looking for anything more efficient than full-table scans. I'm on Progress 11.5.
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