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SYSCOLUMNS2 has two new columns, BUFFER_LENGTH and BUFFER_POSITION.
You can read about it on the fact page here: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6442055
And in IBM Documentation here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=views-syscolumns2
Db2 for i development team
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This will add benefit to the community.
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Carmelita Ruvalcaba- CAAC Program Manager
*why bother bringing it in
This is a curious issue. I'm thinking why a LOB LOCATOR isn't "just" returned in the record buffer so that it is 100% consistent. Since LOB data is stored "elsewhere" anyway, why both bringing it in unless the developer requests it to be brought it. A LOB LOCATOR would accompilsh that so we could "just" say "Okay I need the LOB data, let use the locator to get that. Seems infinitly easier to me. But yes, something for consistency is sorely needed.