RE: SQL String to numeric conversion

My answer posted to Midrange list.

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De : rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] De la part de Nick W Mart
Envoyé : mercredi 21 janvier 2009 16:21
À : RPG programming on the IBM i / System i
Objet : Re: SQL String to numeric conversion

I have more information regarding my previous question. Here is a sample of the actual data field.

....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+....8....+....9....+... INFO TO PRINT $1.59- $.00 $1.59- $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $33.60- $.00 $33.60- $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 !
$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00 $.00 $.00 $.00 $.00$.00We came up with the following SQL statement that gave us 2 totals.select sum(decimal(replace((substring(fldname,1,17)),'$',''),9,2,'.')) FROMfilename WHERE recid = '3' GROUP BY substring(fldname,18,1)If there is something that would be better, we would appreciate thesuggestions.Nick Mart----- Original Message -----From: "Nick W Mart" <nickmart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 8:07 AMSubject: SQL String to numeric conversion> If I have a value of "$38.54-" in a text field is there a way that youknow of in sql so that I can do a sum on all records?>> Thank you in advance.>> Nick Mar!
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