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Get "The numeric type could not be converted to Decimal" error querying Decimal (38,0) column
Description
Every time a table that has a decimal (38,0) column is queried, the error below is received.
System.OverflowException The numeric type could not be converted to Decimal. Stack Trace: at Teradata.Client.Provider.TdDecimal.ToDecimal(TdDecimal input) at Teradata.Client.Provider.TeraTypeDecimal.GetDecimal(ParcelReader reader) at Teradata.Client.Provider.TeraTypeDecimal.GetValue(ParcelReader reader) at Teradata.Client.Provider.TdDataReader.GetValueInternal(Int32 i) at Teradata.Client.Provider.TdDataReader.GetValue(Int32 ordinal) at Quest.Toad.Db.Connection.ReadRow(IDataReader reader, FastTable datatable, FastReadOptions options, PrePostProcessHandler prePostProcessHandler) at Quest.Toad.Db.ToadDataAdapter.InternalReadBackground()
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