If this is a temporary table why not create it with a computed column defined as: ((SGET(zipcode,3,1)) & (SGET(zipcode,3,4))) thus as you load the temp table you are also create the separated field then you ust move the computed column into the permanent table.
Note the simplified coding suggest by other posters instead of your original code ((SGET(zipcode,3,1)) + ' ' + (SGET(zipcode,3,4))) Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [email protected] tel: 1-504-737-3293 ----- Original Message ---- From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 2:42:16 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: space in zipcode How about using a temp table with 2 columns for the ZIP code - a Before and After: PROJECT TEMPORARY ZIPTable from tmpdealerlocator using DealerID,zipcode Add a NewZIP text column to ZIPTable. UPDATE ZIPTable set NewZIP = ((SGET(zipcode,3,1)) & (SGET(zipcode,3,4))) UPDATE tmpdealerlocator SET ZIPCODE = (NewZIP) + From tmpdealerlocator T1, ZIPTable T2 + WHERE T1.DealerID = T2.DealerID You might need an index on ZIPTable.DealerID if it's slow. Doug Dan Goldberg wrote: > I have data that I receive from a vendor for canadian zipcodes and need to > put a space after the first three characters. > > V0R1R1 > > Need to be > > V0R 1R1 > > So I run the command: > > UPDATE tmpdealerlocator SET zipcode = + > ((SGET(zipcode,3,1)) + ' ' + (SGET(zipcode,3,4))) + > WHERE zipcode IS NOT NULL > > It runs buts takes forever to put the spaces in it. > > Does anyone have a suggestion to make it run faster?? > > TIA > > > > Dan Goldberg > > > >
