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Try this:
"SQL - UPDATE POS. 2,3,4 WITH 225"
UPDATE libname/filename SET fieldname = SUBSTR(fieldname,1,1) || '225'
|| SUBSTR(fieldname,5,nnn) where substr(fieldname,1,1) in ('5', '8')
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[
mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Essinger
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:08 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: SQL Update for part of a field.
Ok SQL gurus,
I have a field that is very long, but I only want to update a part of
the
field. The statment I have is this;
update libname/filename
set substr(fieldname,2,3) = '225'
where substr(fieldname,1,1) in ('5', '8')
The error says.
Token ( was not valid. Valid tokens: =.
Can you use UPDATE to set a portion of a field and leave the rest of the
field alone?
Thanks!
Jim Essinger
midrange.com
