Comments on: How can you get the replace option on the as400 DBU to work? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-can-you-get-the-replace-option-on-the-as400-dbu-to-work/ Sat, 25 May 2013 11:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: nitzinger http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-can-you-get-the-replace-option-on-the-as400-dbu-to-work/#comment-71597 nitzinger Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:05:10 +0000 #comment-71597 The SQL solution is the real way to process a file. DBU doesn’t want to work on my system.

]]> By: teandy http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/how-can-you-get-the-replace-option-on-the-as400-dbu-to-work/#comment-71596 teandy Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:21:06 +0000 #comment-71596 If you still can not get the above to work, you can still do this with a simple SQL statement.

On the command line, key STRSQL and press enter. Then enter in something like the following:

UPDATE MYLIB/MEFILE SET MYFIELD = 001

Press enter and the file should be changed.

You may want to make a back up copy of the file prior to making any changes.

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