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RE: Is a string numeric

Hi Rob
In case anyone else is interested, I google TRY_CAST and found the following web page
New SQL built in function allows for validating data types @ RPGPGM.COM<https://www.rpgpgm.com/2022/06/new-sql-built-in-function-allows-for.html>


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Thanks for your reply Rob
TRY_CAST doesn't look familiar - but then again - that's not unexpected
Let me do some experimentation


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A few areas to check for "What's new" in that kind of info:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1119129<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1119129><https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1119129<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1119129>>

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1116645/<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1116645><https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1116645<https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1116645>>
What you're talking about would be a functional enhancement.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=reference-whats-new-i-75<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=reference-whats-new-i-75><https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=reference-whats-new-i-75<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=reference-whats-new-i-75>>
But hit the "Change version" to go to 7.3

Summary: If you're thinking of TRY_CAST, you're SOL with 7.3
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=expressions-try-cast-specification<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=expressions-try-cast-specification><https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=expressions-try-cast-specification<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=expressions-try-cast-specification>>



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Hi everyone
We are on V7r3
Current on all ptf's and TFR's(?)
I may not be remembering this correctly - but wasn't there something recently released , for SQL and/or RPG, that could be used to determine if a string is numeric?
I do already have a method but if my memory is correct, would like to use that new bif/command

If my memory is failing me (no surprise there), then I will resort to what I have used in the past

As always - all replies gratefully accepted

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