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RE: Character in CAST argument not valid

There is a record in the file has a value in FIELD2 that cannot be
converted to number.
Fix the data or try below:

UPDATE FILE SET 
FIELD2 =  substr('0000000000'||trim(field2),
                 length(trim(field2))+1,    
                 10) 
where length(trim(FIELD2)) < 10 AND FIELD1 IN ('NYC1','NYC2') 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of donna lester
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 4:27 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Character in CAST argument not valid

Does any one see any issue with below SQL ?
  I keep getting error "Character in CAST argument not valid."
   
   UPDATE FILE SET FIELD2 = digits((Cast(FIELD2 as dec(10)))) where
length(trim(FIELD2)) < 10 AND FIELD1 IN ('NYC1','NYC2') 
 Character in CAST argument not valid.                          

donna lester <donna_lester_ny@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  Character in CAST argument not valid.

I keep getting above error though I checked spelling of field in CAST
several times, spelling is perfect.

Donna

rick baird wrote:
Donna,

update FILE
set FIELD2 = digits(dec(substr(FIELD2, 1, 10))) where FIELD1 IN
('NYC1','NYC2') and subst(FIELD2,11,8) = ' '

On 11/9/06, donna lester wrote:

Alan thanks , I want to update only those fields that are less than 10

in length.

And I want to place leading zeroes to make it as 10 char in length.

I dont want to touch the values of FIELD2 if the length of FIELD2 is

10 or more than that.


Donna.

Alan Shore wrote:

Donna - be careful. There have been a few like suggestions, but my 
question to you is what do you want to do if the value in the field 
FIELD2 is longer than 10 characters? I believe in one of your earlier 
posted you said that
FIELD2 is 18 characters.



Alan Shore

NBTY, Inc
(631) 244-2000 ext. 5019
AShore@xxxxxxxx


rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 11/09/2006 03:06:02 PM:


Rick Thanks
But I want to update , not for display.
I want to update FIELD2 with leading zeroes there by making it as 10



char value(wherever FIELD2 is less than 10
char) for FIELD1 in ('NYC1','NYC2')

Donna


rick baird wrote:
Donna, try:

select digits(dec(field2,10,0)) as field2 from FILE where FIELD1 IN 
('NYC1','NYC2')



On 11/9/06, donna lester wrote:


Thanks a lot Buck for your posting.
I apologize I made a mistake in my posting, FIELD2 is defined as 
18

char.


select FIELD2 from FILE where FIELD1 IN ('NYC1','NYC2').


I want to update FIELD2 with leading zeroes there by making it as 
10 char value(wherever FIELD2 is less than

10 char) for FIELD1 in ('NYC1','NYC2')



Donna

Buck wrote:

select digits(FIELD2) from FILE where FIELD1 IN ('NYC1','NYC2')



This does nt work for me.
I want to update FIELD2 with leading zeroes wherever it finds a 
value less than 10 digits.


It sounds like FIELD2 is already a numeric field. If that's the 
case, then it is already stored with leading zeroes. Perhaps 
you're really looking for a way to _present_ the value of FIELD2, 
so that the presentation includes leading zeroes?

What are you using to see the value of FIELD2? Debug? A display

file?

A report? DSPPFM? UPDDTA?

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