Re: Sorting "character" numbers

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Make the replication tool leave in the leading zeros, or if that's not
possible, right adjust the numbers.

----- Original Message -----
From: Stone, Brad V (TC) <bvstone@taylorcorp.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 11:51 AM
Subject: Sorting "character" numbers


> I'm sure someone has run across this before.
>
> We have a DB that contains a character field which holds an invoice
number.
> Because it can be used for many of our companies, we had to make it
> character because some of our companies use character invoice numbers.
>
> Anyhow, the plants that use numeric numbers get the number stripped of
> leading zeros (this is done automatically by the replication tool we use).
> So, it makes the number sort all funky.  (ie 900 is greater than 1101.)
>
> Is there any way, without having to leave on leading zeros, to get them to
> sort correctly?  Probably not, but with the minds on the list I wouldn't
be
> surprised.  ;)
>
> Brad
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