Bad data returned using DSEE6.3: JDBC Data View to DB2 for CHAR fields

I have created a JDBC dataview to a DB2 database using com.ibm.as400.access.AS400JDBCDriver. When using ldapsearch, the data returned is inconsistent with that which is on the database. The DB2 table has data types of CHAR, DECIMAL, and NUMERIC. For the Decimal and Numeric fields, I am not experiencing a problem. The data returned here maps exactly to that which is on the table. For CHAR fields, I get mixed results.
When defining JDBC attributes in DSEE, I mapped the sql-syntax attribute accordingly for each corresponding attribute on the DB2 table. As a side note, I also configured each attribute so the ldap-syntax = ces (Case sensitive). Also, I could not find a way to define the length of the char for my JDBC attribute. I'm not sure if there's supposed to be a way that I just haven't figured out yet.
For the CHAR fields, in some cases I get what's on the data source. In other cases, I don't. I've tried to find a pattern but have been unlucky so far. Many fields with length of just 1 come back ok, but a few of length 1 are incorrect. Some fields bigger then length 1 are ok, but the majority come back with garbage. Coincidently or not, it almost looks like a hash of some sort. I'm wondering if there is a character on the datasource that's causing problems with DSEE figuring out where the end of the string is. I'm using NetBeans to look at the database, but I don't have direct access to the DB2 database at this point to see the data directly.
Has anyone experienced something simliar or have any suggestions as to further research of this problem?

Upon further testing I have found that the problem mentioned exists only when using ldapsearch. When I used an ldap browser, the char fields looked as expected.

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