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Re: Converting alpha to numeric in Query

In SQL you can use the CAST() function to convert from alpha to numeric.
But if you are talking about Query/400 - no.


On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 11:31:36 -0800, York, Albert wrote:

>Is there a way in Query to convert in alpha field to a numeric field. The
>field will always contain valid digits.
>
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