it's only ~2,063 characters long!

>Ok, try to simplify it and when put things back until it breaks again. I think the limit is ~8000+ chars.
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I'm getting a "Line is too long" error when changing a view definition. I think it's related to the CAST, since when i remove it, I don't get the error.
>>
>>In order words, when defining the amount field to be:
>>

CAST(IIF(ISNULL(cla_pk).OR..NOT.mis_initialorls,mis_amount,IIF(cla_lumpsumamt=0,cla_initialamt,cla_lumpsumamt)+cla_initialorlsamtadjustment) AS N(12,2)) AS amount, ;

>>
>>I get the error.
>>
>>But, also the following works:
>>

CAST(IIF(ISNULL(cla_pk),mis_amount,IIF(cla_lumpsumamt=0,cla_initialamt,cla_lumpsumamt)+cla_initialorlsamtadjustment) AS N(9,2)) AS amount,;

>>
>>The entire view definition, w/no error, follows:
>>

SELECT Crmaster.mas_ssnock AS payeessno,;
>>  Crmaster.mas_last AS payeelast, Crmaster.mas_first AS payeefirst,;
>>  IIF(ISNULL(cla_pk).OR..NOT.mis_initialorls,mis_amount,IIF(cla_lumpsumamt=0,cla_initialamt,cla_lumpsumamt)+cla_initialorlsamtadjustment) AS amount,;
>>  IIF(.NOT.ISNULL(cla_pk),Miscellaneouschecks.mis_fund,cla_fund) AS fund,;
>>  IIF(ISNULL(cla_pk),SPACE(10),TRANSFORM(cla_numberck,"@R 99-99-9999")) AS claim,;
>>  NVL(Claim.cla_bentype,SPACE(2)) AS benefittype,;
>>  NVL(Claim.cla_onsetdate,{}) AS onsetdate,;
>>  CAST(IIF(ISNULL(Claim.cla_lumpsumamt),0,IIF(mis_initialorls,Claim.cla_lumpsumamt,0)) AS N(9,2)) AS lumpsumamount,;
>>  CAST(IIF(ISNULL(Claim.cla_initialamt),0,IIF(mis_initialorls,Claim.cla_initialamt,0)) AS N(9,2)) AS initialamount,;
>>  CAST(NVL(Claim.cla_initialorlsamtadjustment,0) AS N(9,2)) AS adjustment,;
>>  IIF(ISNULL(Wemaster.mas_ssnock),SPACE(9),TRANSFORM(Wemaster.mas_ssnock,"@R 99-999999")) AS wessno,;
>>  NVL(Wemaster.mas_last,SPACE(25)) AS welast,;
>>  NVL(Wemaster.mas_first,SPACE(35)) AS wefirst,;
>>  IIF(ISNULL(Bemaster.mas_ssnock).OR.EMPTY(Bemaster.mas_ssnock),SPACE(9),TRANSFORM(Bemaster.mas_ssnock,"@R 99-999999")) AS bessno,;
>>  NVL(Bemaster.mas_last,SPACE(25)) AS belast,;
>>  NVL(Bemaster.mas_first,SPACE(35)) AS befirst,;
>>  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_addeddate, Miscellaneouschecks.mis_addedby,;
>>  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_changeddate,;
>>  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_changedby, Miscellaneouschecks.mis_pk,;
>>  DTOS(NVL(Claim.cla_onsetdate,{})) AS dtosonset,;
>>  DTOS(mis_addeddate) AS dtosadddat,;
>>  DTOS(mis_changeddate) AS dtoschgdat, Miscellaneouschecks.mis_claimfk,;
>>  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_initialorls;
>> FROM ;
>>     sa!miscellaneouschecks ;
>>    LEFT OUTER JOIN sa!claim ;
>>   ON  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_claimfk = Claim.cla_pk ;
>>    INNER JOIN sa!master Crmaster ;
>>   ON  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_payeemasterfk = Crmaster.mas_pk ;
>>    LEFT OUTER JOIN sa!master Bemaster ;
>>   ON  Miscellaneouschecks.mis_bemasterfk = Bemaster.mas_pk ;
>>    LEFT OUTER JOIN sa!master Wemaster ;
>>   ON  Claim.cla_wemasterfk = Wemaster.mas_pk

>>
>>TIA for any help! J