i have defined a vriable CREATED_TIME(
DATA CREATED_TIME(14) type c.
and i have another variable
xdate which is of the format (YYYYMMDDhhmmssmmmuuun)
i want to fetch first 14 chars in the created_time variable
i have written
CREATED_TIME = xdate.
the data which is coming
xdate =20080923050145.1600000
CREATED_TIME = *50145.1600000
where as in created_time i want 20080923050145. how to do that