? LTRIM(SUBSTR("SE7130000000001201212345",6,19),1,"0")
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>I have a character string as below:
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>SE7130000000001201212345
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>I then do the following
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>? SUBSTR("SE7130000000001201212345",6,19)
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>which gives me
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>0000000001201212345
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>How can I remove the preceeding zeros with out deleting the zeros after the first number? Bear in mind the first number is not always in the same position.
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>What I want is:
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>1201212345
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