Recently, I needed to select records using the year portion of a six-digit numeric date field for the selection criteria. I discovered two ways to construct an SQL statement to accomplish this (see 10). The key to both methods is the DIGITS function. The DIGITS function returns a character representation of a numeric column. Since a numeric column can then be treated as a character column, the column can be used with the LIKE predicate and with the SUBSTR function.
Recently, I needed to select records using the year portion of a six-digit numeric date field for the selection criteria. I discovered two ways to construct an SQL statement to accomplish this (see Figure 10). The key to both methods is the DIGITS function. The DIGITS function returns a character representation of a numeric column. Since a numeric column can then be treated as a character column, the column can be used with the LIKE predicate and with the SUBSTR function.
-Mary Ann Warren
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
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