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  • Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
  • Author(s): Monty Taylor
  • Date: 2011-02-02 13:42:46 UTC
  • mfrom: (1.2.7 upstream)
  • Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20110202134246-rj4qc6zafvdd7sq2
Tags: 2011.02.09-0ubuntu1
* New upstream release.
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* Updated copyright file.
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Scalar functions
 
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*SQL scalar functions are based on the input value, and return a single value.*
 
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General syntax for scalar functions is: ::
 
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        SELECT "function type" ("column_name")
 
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        FROM "table_name"
 
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Click on the following scalar functions to learn more:
 
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    * UCASE() - Converts a field to upper case
 
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    * LCASE() - Converts a field to lower case
 
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    * MID() - Extract characters from a text field
 
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    * LEN() - Returns the length of a text field
 
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    * ROUND() - Rounds a numeric field to the number of decimals specified
 
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    * NOW() - Returns the current system date and time
 
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    * FORMAT() - Formats how a field is to be displayed
 
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