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Andrew: Are you using Advanced Systems Concepts Sequel, or SQL/400? Sequel supports using ZONED to convert a character string to a number, SQL/400 does not. My comments that you quoted were about Sequel. Dave Shaw, General Nutrition, Greenville, SC (just down the road from BMW - Bubba Makes Wheels :) The opinions expressed may not be my employer's unless I'm sufficiently persuasive... -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Sereda <avs@fuib.com> To: 'MIDRANGE-Lmidrangecom' <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> Date: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 1:07 PM Subject: RE: SQL string conversion >Dave >After tring to use function ZONED (e. g. select ZONED('123') ... from ... or > select * from ... where ZONED('123')>0 ) I got error >message : > > Message . . . . : ZONED use not valid. > Cause . . . . . : A nonnumeric operand has been specified for the arithmetic > function or operator ZONED. The function or operator requires numeric > operands. The operand of DIGITS can be any numeric type except > floating-point. > Recovery . . . : Ensure all operands of function or operator ZONED are > numeric. If the function is DIGITS, ensure the argument is not > floating-point. Correct the operands. Try the request again. >So I can not use ZONED for SQL string conversion. >Also from Book-DB2/400 SQL Reference V3R1 > 3.2.51 ZONED >You can see > The ZONED function returns a zoned decimal representation of a number. >The first argument must be a number > >Andrew Sereda >First Ukrainian International Bank >-----Original Message----- >From: Dave Shaw [SMTP:dshaw1@InfoAve.Net] >Sent: 2 oaa?aey 1998 a. 19:15 >To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com >Subject: Re: SQL string conversion > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jromeh@aol.com <Jromeh@aol.com> >To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> >Date: Saturday, January 31, 1998 2:15 PM >Subject: Re: SQL string conversion > > >>Mark Lazarus asked... >> >>> Is there a way to convert a string to a numeric in SQL/400? I have a >file >>>that is being uploaded from a PC. The initial DB that it is being >uploaded >>>to has a single field. The area in the record is being pre-screened to >>>make sure it is numeric. >> >>> What I wanted to do is something like this: SELECT * WHERE VAL( SUBST( >>>DATA, 15, 7 ) ) > 100. Or assign it to a numeric field an on update. I >>>realize that there is no VAL function. Is there an equivalent function or >>>workaround? >> >>The TO_NUMBER function does exactly this, it's covered on p84-85 of >>"Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days" (Stevens, et al, SAMS Publishing, 2nd ed, >>1997). The book uses Access, Personal Oracle7, MS Query, and ODBC for >>examples. >> >>Never heard of such a thing in SQL/400, but get asked often and sure >>could use it at times, especially when dealing with data from other >>platforms. >> >>Is it there in ASC's SEQUEL, anyone? Seem to remember more control over >>some things like this, though it's almost 3 years now since using it. > > >ASC's Sequel doesn't support the TO_NUMBER function as such, but it does >provide the ability to do this task. There is a ZONED function which >converts a (normally character) expression into an AS/400 zoned number, >which can then be converted to packed or integer or floating point. It's >all very AS/400-eccentric and decidedly non-portable, of course. It works >great, though - we've used it several times. > >Dave Shaw, General Nutrition, Greenville, SC (just down the road from BMW - >Bubba Makes Wheels :) >The opinions expressed may not be my employer's unless I'm sufficiently >persuasive... > > >root >+--- >| This is the Midrange System Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com >+--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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