Hey,
This is probably a pretty basic answer for most of you, but it has me stumped! I have two tables which I'd like to link, but the data I'd like to use to link them is split over two fields in one table, but contained in a single field in the other.
In one table (called PLINV) there's a single field called INV_NO_LINE - the first 9 numbers contain the invoice number, and the following 3 characters refer to each line of the invoice. So it'll be in the format 123456789001, 123456789002 etc.
The other table (called ORDLIN) has two separate fields, one with the invoice number (INV_NO, 9 characters) and one with the line number (INV_LINE, 3 characters). From the ORDLIN table I'd like to fetch a field called NARRATIVE.
I'm a bit stuck with what to put as the command. I put the following, but I was a bit confused about what goes in each section (as you can probably see!)
SELECT
ORDLIN.NARRATIVE
FROM
PLINV LEFT OUTER JOIN ORDLIN ON
substr(PLINV.INV_NO_LINE,1,9) = ORDLIN.INV_NO AND
substr(PLINV.INV_NO_LINE,10,3) = ORDLIN.INV_LINE
WHERE
substr(PLINV.INV_NO_LINE,1,9) = ORDLIN.INV_NO AND
substr(PLINV.INV_NO_LINE,10,3) = ORDLIN.INV_LINE
Can anyone tell me exactly what I should put in the Command box for this to work? Thank you for any help you can give me.