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When working with hexadecimal values, attribute bytes, "hidden" or "imbedded" decimal data, *LOVAL or *HIVAL you should be aware of the following: 

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CHANGE FIELD(#P03R) TO(#P07);
CHANGE FIELD(#A04) TO(#A02)
   It may or may not work as expected depending on whether the Packed Field representation #P03R (i.e., #A02) contains a byte of 0x00.

• *SBIN has particular restrictions that are not usually true for alphanumeric fields. Uses that are not supported include:

  Displaying the Alphanumeric Field

• Using the Field in a File's Key
• Using the Field in a View's Key
• Using the Field in an Access Route's Key
• Using the Field in a Batch Control Key
• Using the Field in a Rule or Trigger|
   

• These uses are not enforced by the Repository. They may work on some databases and not on others. Because of this different database behavior it is advisable not to use binary fields in this way.

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