Re: Finding invalid data in zoned numeric fields with SQL

I have a file that has bad data showing up in a field. The file was
created
by a third party software vendor, and while we wait for them to find
and fix
the problem, I need to find a way to identify those records with
invalid
data, and replace that data with zeros. I would like to do this with
SQL if
I can, but I don't know how to test a numeric field for the hex value
of
"40404040" or blanks. Better yet would be to test "Not numeric" (I
know
that COBOL can do that test!).

If you check the archives staring here
http://archive.midrange.com/200907/msg00067.html you will find good
discussion of this topic.

Regards,
Dennis

Dennis Lovelady
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
--
"A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you."
-- Bert Leston Taylor



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