ASE_BINARY_DISPLAY option

Function

Displays binary columns the same way Adaptive Server Enterprise does.

Allowed values

ON, OFF

Scope

DBA permissions are not required to set this option. Can be set temporary, for an individual connection, or for the PUBLIC group. Takes effect immediately.

Default

ON

Description

The ASE_BINARY_DISPLAY option affects the output of the SELECT statement.

When this option is on, Sybase IQ displays the column in readable ASCII format. (For example, 0x1234567890abcdef). When this option is OFF, Sybase IQ displays the column as binary output (not ASCII).