Re: SQL statement help

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Venu

At 09:27 AM 5/13/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>If you want to update only DB90999 records, then
>update <<library/filename>> set substr(serial, 1,2) = 'AB' where serial =
>'DB90999'
>
>If you want to update all records whose SERIAL starts with 'DB' then
>update <<librray/filename>> set substr(serial, 1, 2)='AB' where serial =
'DB%'
>
>I didnot try this. But it may help you. Start in this direction. All the
best.

I don't think this works. You can't set a substring in an SQL statement as
you can in CL.

Cheers

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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