HI Guys,
I am working on db2 9.5 on aix 5.3. I have a situation where I have declared a column with varchar (5) datatatype , this means it can accept upto five bytes if i enter something like "abcde" ts fine but if i enter "abcdÖ" it throws error data too long .... My db is utf 8 . Is there a way so that it accepts five characters instead of 5 bytes as we knoe "Ö" occupies 2 bytes .
IS it to do with the setting of SBCS OR MBCS .

note : Increasing the lenght of the column is not a option
Thanks

use "vargraphic" instead

Hi Thanks it worked .
Now a diffrent thread (question) :I am trying to run a update stmt :UPDATE ISO_COUNTRY SET N_CNTRY='KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF' WHERE N_CNTRY='KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REP';
It throws a sql exception becuse of the " ' " because of the apostrophe in PEOPLE'S . how to take care of the aphostrophe

Hi ,
Got the solution need to replace each apostrophe with another apostrophe