if datatype is a Decimal then how to find max length in a column !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - forum topic by macktd

Hello Experts,
i would like to right-size my column datatype  to decimal(9,2) from (15,2), This column contains max value 123456.7
Sel max(length('salary') from emp;                {sal datatype is DECIMAL}
We haven't gotten the acurate values. Please help me
Regards -mack.