RE: SQL delete not in related table

["Wilt, Charles" <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

Use CONCAT this way:

        vndnr CONCAT weekx CONCAT digit

HTH,


Charles Wilt
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iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 10:48 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: SQL delete not in related table
> 
> 
> > I don't think you can compare three fields like that.  Try 
> > concatenating them all into one field in both the where and 
> > the select.
> 
> Well I just learn more all the time.  The following worked:
> 
> DELETE FROM PODTL WHERE CONCAT(VNDNR, CONCAT(WEEKX, DIGIT)) 
>           NOT IN SELECT CONCAT(VNDNR, CONCAT(WEEKX, DIGIT))      
>           FROM POHDR);                                     
> 
> I discovered that you can only CONCAT 2 fields at a time.  It seems
> interesting that as flexible and powerful is starting to 
> appear to me, that
> it would have such a restriction.  Guess RPG isn't the only 
> language with
> weird ones. <g>
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Crosby
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> Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
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