Re: Opposite of SQL DIGITS function

Walden asked...

>    Is there a function that return a numeric value from character value. I
>have a char(6) field called FTE that contains "   4531" and I want the
>number 4531 from this, or more to the point I want FTE/100. Any ideas?

Don't know of a function that will do it directly, but it probably can be 
done with the HEX() function. Something like:

SELECT 'F' || SUBSTR(HEX(SUBSTR(FTE,1,1)),2,1)
    || 'F' || SUBSTR(HEX(SUBSTR(FTE,2,1)),2,1)
    || 'F' || SUBSTR(HEX(SUBSTR(FTE,3,1)),2,1)
    || 'F' || SUBSTR(HEX(SUBSTR(FTE,4,1)),2,1)
    || 'F' || SUBSTR(HEX(SUBSTR(FTE,5,1)),2,1)
    || 'F' || SUBSTR(HEX(SUBSTR(FTE,6,1)),2,1)

will return the needed string 'F0F0F4F5F3F1' -- please let us know if you 
find a way to get this into your 6/2 numeric field, no time to play with 
it now... <g>

HTH, 


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