Purpose
Compresses the specified Latin character data into the following possible values using a proprietary Teradata algorithm:
- Partial byte values (for example, 4-bit digits or 5-bit alphabetic letters)
- One byte values (for example, other Latin characters)
Syntax
[TD_SYSFNLIB.] CAMSET_L ( Latin_string )
This function takes no arguments when used as part of the COMPRESS USING or DECOMPRESS USING phrases.
- TD_SYSFNLIB.
- Name of the database where the function is located.
- Latin_string
- A Latin character string or string expression.