Specifies the maximum scale reported for Decimal columns in column and result-set metadata. This option allows you to set the scale for Decimal columns when using an application that does not support unbounded data types.
Valid Values
x
where:
x
is an integer greater than 0 (zero).
Default
10
Notes
The value specified for this option cannot exceed the setting of the Decimal Precision connection option; otherwise, an error is returned when attempting to establish a connection.
In most scenarios, an error is returned if the scale of a Decimal value specified in a statement exceeds the scale determined by this option. However, when executing a Select statement, the driver will return data containing values that have a scale larger than that specified by this option.
The value specified for this option cannot exceed the setting of the Decimal Precision connection option; otherwise, an error is returned when attempting to establish a connection.