RE: Interactive SQL - CAST

Mr. Hoffman, Jr.


Thank you!!  What an oversight.  I guess I didn't realize I had to put a
size on the book_code.  I was expecting it would have used the size of the
column.



-----Original Message-----
From: R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. [mailto:rbruceh@attglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 2:48 PM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Interactive SQL - CAST


-----Original Message-----
From: orsburn@foxvalleytech.com <orsburn@foxvalleytech.com>
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2001 3:39 PM
Subject: Interactive SQL - CAST


>
>I'm having trouble converting from data type to another.  I understand if I
>
> UPDATE Library1/BOOK2 SET BOOK_CODE1 = cast(book_code as char)
>
> Book_Code1 is char  (I've changed the length on this)
> Book_Code is numeric (I've tried numeric, decimal) 4,0
>
>The error I receive:  Significant digits truncated during CAST from numeric
>to character.


But yes. Look at your cast. You ARE casting to char... that is char(1), try
cast(field as char(4))

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

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