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V S Amarendra Reddy

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:59 pm
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Hi All,

We know NULL value means basically there is no value and it is why host language deal with small int data type S9(4) COMP to denote it is a null value while working with DB2. On the other hand when we check the field value in DB2 file-aid it shows up with bunch of '-' to the length of the field.

Now, DB2 is nothing but a VSAM file in the backend. My questions are below.

1.How does a VSAM file stores that NULL value?
2. How does it display if we open that file, is there a hex mapping for it?
3. How does DB2 reads that backend file and knows that it a NULL value to show for us with '-' or set small int value to '-1' while working with a host language?

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Amar
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:08 pm
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We know NULL value means basically there is no value and it is why host language deal with small int data type S9(4) COMP to denote it is a null value while working with DB2.


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the issue has been discussed so many times that it has become pretty boring
topic is going to be locked shortly
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Rohit Umarjikar

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 12:20 am
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have you looked at unload dataset yet? if you are a developer then why do you care about bits and bytes of it.
you will see "?" in unload dataset for the null able column but that just the representation.
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prino

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 1:56 am
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V S Amarendra Reddy wrote:
Now, DB2 is nothing but a VSAM file in the backend. My questions are below.

1.How does a VSAM file stores that NULL value?
2. How does it display if we open that file, is there a hex mapping for it?
3. How does DB2 reads that backend file and knows that it a NULL value to show for us with '-' or set small int value to '-1' while working with a host language?

And you want to know this ten years after you registered on this forum? Sheesh, haven't you got more useful things to do?

This is a forum for experts, not for time-wasters!
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