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Subject: Using SQL, replace all characters less than x'40' in a string with blank
From: Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:28:50 -0400
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Currently, we have an RPG routine that does this via:

D FROM C x'000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F+
D 101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F+
D 202122232425262728292A2B2C2D2E2F+
D 303132333435363738393A3B3C3D3E3F'
D TO C ' -
D '
C EVAL NOTE = %XLATE(FROM:TO:NOTE)

Is there a way to do this in SQL that doesn't require 64 REPLACE functions?

- Dan

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Follow-Ups:

Re: Using SQL, replace all characters less than x'40' in a string with blank , Buck Calabro
Re: Using SQL, replace all characters less than x'40' in a string with blank , dlclark
Re: Using SQL, replace all characters less than x'40' in a string with blank , Rob Berendt
Re: Using SQL, replace all characters less than x'40' in a string with blank , Rob Berendt

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