try 'substring' instead of 'substr'.
---------- "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from mx11.lax.untd.com (mx11.lax.untd.com [10.130.24.71]) by maildeliver04.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AAA9C453SATSGSQA for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>); Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:02:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from web.mysql.com (web.mysql.com [213.136.49.183]) by mx11.lax.untd.com with SMTP id AAA9C453RAZK776S for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>); Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:02:55 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 3943 invoked by uid 7797); 21 Jan 2003 15:35:06 -0000 Mailing-List: contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]; run by ezmlm (http://www.ezmlm.org) List-ID: <mysql.mysql.com> Precedence: bulk List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Delivered-To: mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: (qmail 3784 invoked from network); 21 Jan 2003 15:34:55 -0000 Message-ID: <008001c2c162$96e4fba0$c889cdcd@enterprise> From: "Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "msql list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Trying to update data in a table - getting an error Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:34:20 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Hi, RESENT DFUE TO TYPO I want to change a field in a table. Currently the data is in theformat --> 4818.50.00 I want to remove the decimal points so that it is like --> 48185000 I tried the sql code below but am getting a syntax error. Can someone please point out the error of my ways? UPDATE DocComms SET ItemHSCode = concat(substr( ItemHSCode, 1, 4 ), substr( ItemHSCode, 6, 2 ), substr( ItemHSCode, 9, 2 )) Thanks, Don --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 1/10/2003 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php