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Using apostrophes for some database item
values
Some database items require that, if you hardcode values in a "where" clause, you enclose
the values in apostrophes ('), as shown in the following example.
Select rows where: ROW_DATE > '07/01/93'
Values of standard database items that you must enclose in apostrophes are:
VDN (the value is a VDN number)
EXTENSION (the value is an extension number)
LOGID (the value is an agent login ID)
EQLOC (the value is a 9-digit trunk location number)
ROW_DATE (the value is a date in mm/dd/yy format)
CWC (the value is a call work code of 1 to 16 digits)
Also, you must enclose in apostrophes hardcoded values for any custom database items
you define as CHAR or DATE columns in INFORMIX.
For historical reports only, an alternative format for these database items is:
Expression matches 'value'
In this type of clause, matches is the same as = . However, this type of clause lets you
use wildcard searches. That is, within the apostrophes, you can use an asterisk ( * ) or a
question mark ( ? ).
The asterisk ( * ) matches any and all characters, including blanks and no characters. Look
at the following examples:
Select rows where: EQLOC matches '01*'
This clause finds all rows where the EQLOC value begins with 01, which would mean all
trunks for module 01. Thus, 010012020, 010211110, and 011023100 are values that would
match.
Select rows where: ROW_DATE matches '*/01*'
This clause finds all rows where the ROW_DATE value has 01 as its dd (day of the month).
That is, the clause searches for the first day of each month. Thus, 01/01/93, 04/01/93, and
10/01/92 are values that would match.
Note:
The question mark ( ? ) matches any single character. Look at the following examples:
Select rows where: EXTENSION matches '444?'
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Actually, */01* would also find all dates, if they had passed, in the year
2001 (for example, 01/22/01, 08/03/01, and 11/31/01).
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