RE: SubString SQL

     It depends somewhat on the data type in question. Obviously you are 
     working with dates, but are they defined in your database as 
     character, numeric, or date field?  
     
     Numeric field in YYYYMMDD format:=> SUBSTR(CHAR(numdatefield),1,4) 
     Date data type: ==================> YEAR(datetype)
     
     Those examples ought to get you going, assuming you are using 
     numeric or date types.
     
     hth,
     Eric


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Subject: SubString SQL
Author:  "jacosta@idssinfo.com" <SMTP:jacosta@idssinfo.com> at EXCHANGE
Date:    12/8/00 8:11 AM


HI All,
     
Does anyone know how to substring a numeric field or a date field in SQL? I
am 
trying to use century and year to order by, on that same SQL statement.
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