Looking for suggestions -- Interactive SQL - CAST

[orsburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I sent this to the RPG-L@midrange.com  but is better for this group??  I
just joined so I'm not sure what to expect.


I'm having trouble converting from data type to another.  I understand if I
attempt to go from character type column to numeric issues will occur if all
the data isn't numeric in that column.  But going from a numeric column to
char, I thought would be easy.  Here is what I've tried doing with very no
success: I used the CAST function with interactive SQL.  I went to run an
Interactive SQL statement such as:

        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. 

Then I thought about looking at the data through a SELECT CAST(Book_code as
char) from library1/book2

returns --  + (plus sign only)

Any suggestions?

Glen


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Glen Orsburn
CIS - Instructor @ Fox Valley Technical College
1825 N Bluemound Dr
Appleton,  WI  54912
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