RE: SQL - how to update first byte of field

[Robin Coles <robin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The only way I've found is to concatenate the rest of the field after the
literal e.g.

Set item = '6' || substr(item, 2)

Cheers
Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: StoneJ@GourmetAward.com [mailto:StoneJ@GourmetAward.com] 
Sent: 07 May 2001 16:14
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: SQL - how to update first byte of field


Using SQL, can I modify the first byte of an alpha field without affecting
the rest of the field?

Something like:

runsql 'update FILENAME set substr(item,1,1) = ''6''


I cannot get past the syntax errors with this command.


Thanks!
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