DB2 and CHAR(x) FOR BIT DATA columns

Hi! The kind of fields mentioned in the topic are impossible to use with PHP. Whenever I try to assign the value of such a column/field to a PHP variable, the variable is just empty. Since this is a field type required by the "GENERATE_UNIQUE()" function in DB2, this is a major drawback and problem. Anyone been into this problem before? I believe it's a serious PHP problem that needs to be addressed... Best regards, Eirik Overby DBA, developer Freepoint Networks GmbH Hamburg, Germany