Redefining a column within a view

We have a table which contains a 3 byte column with datatype CHAR(3)=0D=0Aw=
hich we want to redefine within the view as a CHAR(1) column and a=0D=0ACHA=
R(2) column. When I code the SUBSTR function the resulting column=0D=0Adata=
type is TEXT. I would like to see the CHAR datatype, is there=0D=0Aanything=
 I can do to set the proper datatype. The sample view is below:=0D=0A=0D=0A=
=20=0D=0A=0D=0ACREATE OR REPLACE VIEW schema.jeff=5Fview AS=20=0D=0A=0D=0A =
SELECT col1 ,=0D=0A=0D=0A                col2,=0D=0A=0D=0A                S=
ubstr(col3,1,1) as col3=5Fpart1,=0D=0A=0D=0A                Substr(col3,2) =
    as col3=5Fpart2,=0D=0A=0D=0A                col4=0D=0A=0D=0A  FROM sche=
ma.jeff=5Ftable;=0D=0A=0D=0A=20=0D=0A=0D=0AAny suggestions would be appreci=
ated.=0D=0A=0D=0A=20=0D=0A=0D=0AJeff=0D=0A=0D=0A=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=5F=
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