QRY : I want to transform string to number ?

In some files I have fields in string format, but there are numbers inside
(I cannot change these file because they are part of a product)
I would like to extract informations from these fields, but get it into
decimal format (to send them to Excel in the proper format, for example)

I found nothing in QRY function

The only way I've found (but it's not very easy) is to make a DDS of what I
want, make the QRY, then make a CPYF to my proper described file, I could
like if you could have a more easy way.

Thanks in advance
Rémi CHAPDELAINE - Responsable Informatique - (AS400-PC-Mac-Sun-Novell-Ethernet)
Centre Eugène Marquis (Regional center against cancer - non profit Health
association)
BP6279 - 35062 RENNES CEDEX - FRANCE - fax : (33)(0)2 9925 3230

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