Thanks to all who replied. It appears to be some funkiness between Oracle and Accu-Cobol and the datatypes: PIC S9(7)V99 DISPLAY vs. PIC S9(7)V99 COMP-3 The program was using the DISPLAY type instead of the COMP-3 type. You know, Murphy's Law and all that; i.e. the law other than: Don't mess with Mrs. Murphy. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------