Re: Looking for suggestions -- Interactive SQL - CAST

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From: orsburn@foxvalleytech.com <orsburn@foxvalleytech.com>
To: Midrange-L@midrange.com <Midrange-L@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2001 5:28 PM
Subject: Looking for suggestions -- Interactive SQL - CAST


>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.
> 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

Jeez, I just got done answering that one over there.... 

you are casting to char which IS (by default) one character....

use cast (field as char(4))  ... or maybe 5 for the sign ...


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

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  began passing laws to get rid of it."

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