DB adapter - Trim spaces in column

Hi,
We are facing an issue while using DB adapter when retrieving data from a column (VARCHAR2).
Our column contains data like 'XXXX<spaces>XXX<spaces>'. Whenever we retrieve this column using Db adapter (both custom sql and Select option) and we are getting data with spaces trimmed.
For eg- Data is "1234 34456 3444". Db adapter retrieves this as 1234344563444.
We need the data to be retrieved as existing in the column.
Please let us know if anyone has seen this before, any inputs will be appreciated.
Regards,
ARPL

Hi,
I think it's very unlikely DbAdapter would remove spaces from the middle in a string... There's probably another problem associated...
If confirmed open a SR with Oracle Support.
Cheers,
Vlad

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