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Re: Article by Joe Celko - Mimicking magnetic tape in SQL - A must read for RPG'ers

What I saw was the conceptual [range] value '2011-00-00' defined as the CHAR(10) data type being used to represent a "period" of time, as both the column name "report_period_name" and variable name "@in_report_period_name", where that string data was neither referenced as nor any attempt made to cast that string data as a DATE data type.?

Regards, Chuck

On 29-Aug-2011 08:37 , Wyatt, Chris (FGWA-IL) wrote:
I'm curious...

Did anyone try the sample SQL in his article? My System i didn't
like '2011-00-00' as a date. I liked his reason for using it, tho.

Charles Wilt on Monday, August 29, 2011 8:08 AM wrote:

If you're using or trying to use more SQL, I highly recommend just
about _anything_ written by Joe Celko.

Got a link to this in my inbox this morning...

http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/mimicking-magnetic-tape-in-sql/

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