RE: Character in CAST argument not valid

[donna lester <donna_lester_ny@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Lim & Rick, that solves the issue.
   
  Donna.

Lim Hock-Chai <Lim.Hock-Chai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
  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') 


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[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 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
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> 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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Thanks,

Donna.

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