Re: sql help

[Carel Teijgeler <teygeler@xxxxxxx>]

Mark_McCarty@nexnet.navy.mil wrote:

> I am attempting to string together a series of numeric fields(MMDDYY) into a
> view, is this possible?
> The three fields I'm attempting to string are 2,0 numeric.
> I have attempted the following:
> 1>    char(mm) || char(dd) || char(yy)  which provides spaces between the
> numerals.
> 2>    strip (char(mm)) || strip (char(dd)) || strip (char(yy)) which cuts off
> the 0's.
>
> anybody have a solution??  I'm fairly new to sql and am hoping to be able to
> create  and embed a series
> of views to an rpg program for data gathering and the produce a report from
> results.  Any assistance would
> be greatly appreciated...
>
> TIA
> Mark A McCarty
>
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Mark,

Try this:

 digits(mm) |< digits(dd) |< digits(yy)

Hope this will do it.

Carel.


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