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Re: Convert CHAR to NUMERIC and vice versa

Posted in 1993

John George — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

To convert a char to numberic: #### Add a Zero LET numericvar = charvar + 0 {IF IT'S NOT A VALID NUMBER; NUMERICVAR WILL = ZERO } To convert a numeric to a char: #### Make sure you have a large char var LET charvar = numericvar using "some_valid_mask"