SQL/MX 2.x Reference Manual (H06.04+)

SQL/MX Functions and Expressions

HP NonStop SQL/MX Reference Manual—540440-003

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CHAR Function

The CHAR function returns the character that has the specified code value, which must

be of exact numeric with scale 0.

CHAR is an SQL/MX extension.

code-value

is a valid code value in the character set in use.

char-set-name

can be ISO88591, KANJI, KSC5601, or UCS2. The returned character will be

associated with the character set specified by char-set-name with the DEFAULT

collation.

The default is ISO88591.

Examples of CHAR

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Select the column CUSTNAME and return the ASCII code of the first character of

the customer name and its CHAR value:

SELECT custname, ASCII (custname), CHAR (ASCII (custname))

FROM sales.customer;

CUSTNAME (EXPR) (EXPR)

------------------ ------- -------

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY 67 C

BROWN MEDICAL CO 66 B

STEVENS SUPPLY 83 S

PREMIER INSURANCE 80 P

... ... ...

--- 15 row(s) selected.

CHAR(code-value, [,char-set-name])