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That is what I did. Plus I used test data, not live data. Mike Wills Lawson Programmer/Administrator Taylor Development Email: mnwills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Direct Line: (507) 625-3187 -----Original Message----- From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 3:09 PM To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Subject: RE: Changing justification in a DB field When given such advice it's always best to test with SELECT before you run the UPDATE. For example, try select Substr('(100+ blanks)',1, 100-length(trim(MyField)) )||trim(MyField) from MyTable first, before attempting the update. Rob Berendt -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin "Metz, Zak" <Zak_Metz@xxxxxx> Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 10/13/2003 02:49 PM Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject RE: Changing justification in a DB field Of course! MyTable, MyField=char(100) Update MyTable Set MyField= Substr('(100+ blanks)',1, 100-length(trim(MyField)) )||trim(MyField) Adjust the 100's to whatever length you have. > -----Original Message----- > From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) [mailto:MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 2:44 PM > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion > Subject: Changing justification in a DB field > > > Hi all, I need to change the justification on a field some are left > justified, others are right. Can I do this is SQL? It is a > text field, and I > need them all right justified. NOTICE: This E-mail may contain confidential information. If you are not the addressee or the intended recipient please do not read this E-mail and please immediately delete this e-mail message and any attachments from your workstation or network mail system. If you are the addressee or the intended recipient and you save or print a copy of this E-mail, please place it in an appropriate file, depending on whether confidential information is contained in the message. _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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