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Ok here you go:

select substr(MYFIELD
, (length(MYFIELD) + 1)
- length(trim(leading from translate(MYFIELD
,' ', 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ',' ')
)
)
)
from myfile


HTH,
Charles


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 2:48 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: SQL question - trim leading alphabetic characters

ignore my post...

It gets rid of all letters....

Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 2:47 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: SQL question - trim leading alphabetic characters

Adam,

Why don't you use Elvis idea?

I'm on v5r2, so I can't use replace, but TRANSLATE works...

select trim(translate(myfield,' ',
'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ',' '))
from myfile


Charles

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adam Glauser
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 2:32 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: SQL question - trim leading alphabetic characters

Adam Glauser wrote:
Elvis Budimlic wrote:
After reading your subject line again, I can see another
method that
may be
more inline with trimming:

SELECT TRIM(LEADING 'A' FROM TRIM(LEADING 'B'
FROM
TRIM(LEADING 'C' FROM myField)))
FROM myLib/myFile

Thanks, I can nest that 26 deep and hope it doesn't run
_too_ slowly :)

... except that it will then only work if the prefix is in
alphabetical
order. Doh!

Looks like it's program time for me.
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