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Using Command Editor to export data of DECIMAL type to a file 
creates incorrect output if the thousands separator for numeric 
fields on the client is the apostrophe ("'") character. 
 
Here is how to reproduce the problem on Windows XP. 
 
1) 
In your database create a table like this: 
 
 create table tab1(col1 decimal(4)); 
 insert into tab1 values (1234); 
 
2) 
In Control Panel, go to Regional and Language Options, select 
the Regional Options tab, and select from the drop down list box 
a setting for which the thousands separator is an apostrophe, 
such as "Italian (Switzerland)" . 
Then click the "OK" button to apply the change. 
 
3) 
Start Command Editor, connect to the database and run this SQL 
statement: 
 
 select * from tab1; 
 
The result appears as: 
 
 1'234 
 
with an apostrophe as the thousands delimiter. 
 
4) 
Select the menu option: 
 
 Selected -> Export... 
 
select the directory and file name to which to save the file, 
and click OK. 
After that the file contains: 
 
+1 
 
which is incorrect. 
 
 
If you do the same actions but having set Regional Options to a 
setting for which the thousands delimiter is a comma (","), such 
as "English (United Kingdom)", then the result of the query 
appears as: 
 
 1,234 
 
with a comma as the thousands delimiter, and after the export 
the resulting file contains 
 
+1234 
 
which is correct.

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As a possible workaround, you can do either of the following: 
 
1) Before doing the export, set the Regional Options to a 
setting for which the thousands delimiter is not the apostrophe 
character. Then after doing the export you can set Regional 
Options back. 
 
2) Instead of using Command Editor, run the EXPORT command using 
CLP (Command Line Processor).

DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
 

Problem was first fixed in Version 9.5 Fix Pack 7

As a possible workaround, you can do either of the following: 
 
 
1) Before doing the export, set the Regional Options to a 
 
setting for which the thousands delimiter is not the apostrophe 
character. Then after doing the export you can set Regional 
Options back. 
 
2) Instead of using Command Editor, run the EXPORT command 
 
using 
CLP (Command Line Processor).

Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :

19.04.2010
27.01.2011
27.01.2011

9.5.FP7