RE: SQL Newbie question

The only problem is that the invoice number, which is the link between the
2 files, is numeric in one, and alpha in the other.
So all the joins, are failing.


 In SQL there is no native facility for mapping numeric date values into
> date
> types, but you can do what you want with a fairly simple expression...
>
> First, you need to turn the numeric value into a character string, in such
> a
> way that you do not lose digits.  Use the DIGITS() finction for this.
> Then
> you substring out the bits you want...
>
> Select substr(digits(datemdy),5,2) as dtyear,
>        substr(digits(datemdy),1,2) as dtmonth,
>        substr(digits(datemdy),3,2) ad dtday
> *
> from freight join orderdtl on (join criteria)
> Order by 1,2
>
> Probably a more robust answer is to use a UDF to translate your numeric
> values into date values.  Then you can use SQLs built in date functions to
> manipulate date element values (Year, Month, Day).
>
> There have been recent postings of date conversion UDFs to the list.
> Check
> the archives for more details.
>
> hth,
>
> Eric DeLong
> Sally Beauty Company
> MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
> 940-297-2863 or ext. 1863
>
>
>
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>
> I need to take 2 files, one is the Frieght, and the other is Order detail,
> which has the real amt paid for frt. To sort by year where the format is
> mmddyy. I would like to do this in SQL. I am not sure how to flex out the
> year and sort on it, how to total various warehouses and other codes.
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