# What datatype shud b taken in FDT ,if i want a N8 in my ddm **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Basics-on-Linux-Unix-Windows, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-on-Linux\ **Created:** [April 8, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/what-datatype-shud-b-taken-in-fdt-if-i-want-a-n8-in-my-ddm/76508 "2008-04-08T01:39:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ishan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3da27b/32.png) [@Ishan](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ishan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/what-datatype-shud-b-taken-in-fdt-if-i-want-a-n8-in-my-ddm/76508/1 "2008-04-08T01:39:27Z")
hEY GUYS, i HAVE TO USE A n8 FIELD IN MY PROGRAM… wHAT SHOULD IT BE DEFINED IN THE FDT…AS THERE IS NO OPTION OF n FORMAT WHILE WE MAKE A FDT…AVAILABLE OPTION IS PACKED…AND NOT NUMERIC… ---
**Author:** ![Douglas\_Kelly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/douglas_kelly/32/102_2.png) [@Douglas\_Kelly](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Douglas_Kelly)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 2:55am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/what-datatype-shud-b-taken-in-fdt-if-i-want-a-n8-in-my-ddm/76508/2 "2008-04-08T02:55:36Z")
format U = unpacked numeric ---
**Author:** ![Ishan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3da27b/32.png) [@Ishan](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Ishan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/what-datatype-shud-b-taken-in-fdt-if-i-want-a-n8-in-my-ddm/76508/3 "2008-04-08T20:34:21Z")
hey thanks…i kw it was a very silly…question,… Actually i m a beginner…Thanks… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/what-datatype-shud-b-taken-in-fdt-if-i-want-a-n8-in-my-ddm/76508/4 "2021-04-02T14:49:19Z")