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The concatenation operator - || (two vertical bars) - returns a single concatenated character string made up of two or more character expressions. All blanks are preserved during concatenation. Use the TRIM function to eliminate blanks if desired. | The concatenation operator - || (two vertical bars) - returns a single concatenated character string made up of two or more character expressions. All blanks are preserved during concatenation. Use the TRIM function to eliminate blanks if desired. | ||
- | A concatenation operator on two character strings (CHARACTER_DATATYPE_COLUMN1 || CHARACTER_DATATYPE_COLUMN2) will return a CHARACTER string; everything else will return a C STRING. | + | A concatenation operator on two character strings (CHARACTER_DATATYPE_COLUMN1 || CHARACTER_DATATYPE_COLUMN2) will return a CHARACTER string; everything else will return a STRING. |
===== Syntax ===== | ===== Syntax ===== |