Hi John,

If your sql select statement has any outer joins, the length of the resulting fields will be set by the first record. To make sure the length is correct and matches the underlying table, do something like this:

SELECT 0000000.00 + NVL(Parts.rate,0) as rate

Hope this helps,

Ken



>Hi,
>I have a complex SQL view. It just works fine. However, it will cause error "view definition has been changed" if
>USE mydb!myview AGAIN SHARED IN 0 NODATA
>REQUERY().
>
>Why?
>Thank you