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Yes, Query/400 can use UDF's.  You just create a logical file containing
the UDF with the CREATE VIEW statement.  See the following:
http://faq.midrange.com/data/cache/185.html

Rob Berendt
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Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@attbi.com>
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Query/400 cannot use UDFs, can it? Still, the concept is the same, as
there
is a MICROSECOND function in Query/400.

At 03:47 PM 4/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Dan Bale wrote:
> >
> > Wrong way.  That converts a numeric to alpha.  Albert wants the other
way.
> > AFAIK, can't be done.
> >
> > - Dan Bale
>
>Actually, it can be done:
>
>1) Create a UDF that calls an ILE/RPG function to do the job or
>
>2) use the MICROSECOND SQL function... To do the latter, you need to
>create a
>string that looks like an AS/400 timestamp:
>
>e.g.  0001-01-01-01.01.01.000000 by doing this:
>
>select microsecond('0001-01-01-01.01.01.'||your_field) from file.
>
>This assumes a 6 digit character field.  If your field is shorter, add
>corresponding zeroes to after the last decimal point in the constant
>field.  So, for a 3 digit field:
>
>select microsecond('0001-01-01-01.01.01.000'||your_field) from file.
>
>microsecond returns a numeric value.
>
>Barry
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