RE: Best method using SQL to combine date fields (day, month, year)

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Charles Wilt
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 11:35 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Best method using SQL to combine date fields (day, month,
year)


Create a UDF (download Alan's(?) iDate UDF)...
Create a view that uses the UDF...

Now the problem, if you're intending to use this date as a selection
criteria, an index will not be used even if one exists over the three
columns. (Unless you're at v6r1, then you can build an index with the
calculated value)

Do you need the index for performance?

Charles

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Bradley V. Stone
<bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ok, building some dynamic SQL statements.

Got to a file that has date separated into year, month and day

fields. Ugh.

So, wondering the best/easiest way to combine these so I can

use them in an

SQL statement? Hopefully some magical SQL command that I can

use inline?

Thanks!

Bradley V. Stone
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