Hi, I'm wondering if the following results of querying values of the type char(n) (here n = 50), is expected or an error, since char(n) defines a fixed-length, blank padded string: sql>create table a2 (c1 char(5), c2 char(50)); operation successful sql>insert into a2 values ('abc', 'abc'), ('defg', 'defg'); 2 affected rows (2.848ms) sql>select c1, c2 from a2; +-------+----------------------------------------------------+ | c1 | c2 | +=======+====================================================+ | abc | abc | | defg | defg | +-------+----------------------------------------------------+ 2 tuples (1.655ms) sql>select '#' || c1 || '#' || c2 || '#' from a2; +------------------------------------------------------------+ | concat_single_value | +============================================================+ | #abc#abc# | | #defg#defg# | +------------------------------------------------------------+ 2 tuples (2.242ms) LQL The result of the first SELECT shows that c1 and c2 are blank padded (according to the SQL standard). The result of the second SELECT looks a bit strange, are the padding space characters removed or added after the last '#'? Is this the expected result or an error? Thanks, Jennie