Re: SQLRPG Help

An easy option will be a simple "cycle" RPG, define the file as "program
defined", read the field as alpha, and use TESTN to find out if you have
a valid number.  If not, update.
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Mark McCarty wrote:
> 
> I have a decimal data error that somehow long ago got into a field.  Is
> there a way using sql toreplace the error with a 0.  When I try a simple
> update it gives me an 802 error with type 6(data decimal).
> 
> The way I am looking at is to copy all the records minus the field into
> a dummy file and place a zero
> into default zero in the bad field, update the non error fields with the
> correct values and that would leave 0 in the bad records, then cpyf back
> to the real file.
> 
> Any suggestions on a simpler approach?
> 
> Mark A McCarty
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