The best way to do this is with code, however, here is A way to do it (I am
sure that there are more than one...)
UPDATE tbl_Name SET ZipCodes = concat('0',ZipCodes) WHERE length(ZipCodes) =
4
Of course, this will involve you changing the length() if the ZipCode has
only 3 digits.
Also, of course, try this with a LIMIT to make sure that this updates your
fields correctly. I know it works on mine...
J.R.'s $0.02
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Haneda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:17 PM
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Leading zero where strlen < 5
I need to update a column, if the string length is less than 5, I want to
add leading zeros to it until it has 5. These are zip codes, I think there
are no 00 leading zips, so most should all be four chars long.
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