RE: SQL Update for part of a field.

["Wilt, Charles" <WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Nope, this isn't RPG ;-)

Try, 

update libname/filename
  set fieldname = substr(fieldname,1,1) CONCAT '225' CONCAT substr(fieldname,5)
 where substr(fieldname,1,1) in ('5', '8') 

hth

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Essinger
> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:08 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: SQL Update for part of a field.
>
> Ok SQL gurus,
>
> I have a field that is very long, but I only want to update a 
> part of the field.  The statment I have is this;
>
> update libname/filename
>   set substr(fieldname,2,3) = '225'
>  where substr(fieldname,1,1) in ('5', '8')
>
> The error says.
>
> Token ( was not valid. Valid tokens: =.
>
> Can you use UPDATE to set a portion of a field and leave the 
> rest of the field alone?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Jim Essinger
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