Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Are there any plans to enable odb's to support either fixed length strings (i.e. with a defined length that can be defined as something other/greater than 8) or variable length strings (i.e. odb can store strings of any length).
Describe the solution you'd like
An odb column type in addition to the existing types, (vstring, fstring or somesuch) that can store the above data types.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I am aware that I can have arrays of character columns and stitch them together. However this is awkward and it would be nice to have something more modern and easy to use. There is a lot of data these days that require more than 8 characters.
Additional context
No response
Organisation
Met Office
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Are there any plans to enable odb's to support either fixed length strings (i.e. with a defined length that can be defined as something other/greater than 8) or variable length strings (i.e. odb can store strings of any length).
Describe the solution you'd like
An odb column type in addition to the existing types, (vstring, fstring or somesuch) that can store the above data types.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I am aware that I can have arrays of character columns and stitch them together. However this is awkward and it would be nice to have something more modern and easy to use. There is a lot of data these days that require more than 8 characters.
Additional context
No response
Organisation
Met Office