// the scale. Assume that if the _scale is 0 or positive that the DB really
// means for that to be the scale, but if it is negative then we do not check.
if (_scale >= 0 && obj.scale() > _scale)
{
Object[] args = new Object[]{
Integer.valueOf(obj.scale()),
Integer.valueOf(_scale)
};
// i18n[dataTypeBigDecimal.scaleEceeded=Scale Exceeded: Number
//of digits to right of decimal place ({0})\nis greater than
//allowed in column ({1}).]