On Tuesday, 05/24/2011 at 11:30 EDT, Dave Jones <d...@vsoft-software.com> wrote: > num1 = right(num1,3,'0') > num2 = right(num2,3,'0') > num3 = right(num3,3,'0') > num4 = right(num4,3,'0') > padded_IP_addr.i = num1 || '.' || num2 || '.' || num3 || '.' || num4
That's ok for an intermediate result for sorting, but dogma requires that include "i" in there so that you can relate it back to the original list. A dotted-quad element with leading zeros is traditionally interpreted as octal. Alan Altmark z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
