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5> create table Bankers(
6>    BankerID             Integer,
7>    BankerName           VARCHAR(20),
8>    BankerContactLName   VARCHAR(20),
9>     BankerContactFName   VARCHAR(20),
10>     BankerCity           VARCHAR(20),
11>     BankerState          VARCHAR(20),
12>     BankerZipCode        VARCHAR(20),
13>     BankerPhone          VARCHAR(20)
14>  )
15>  GO
1>
2> insert into Bankers values (1, 'ABC Inc.','Joe','Smith','Vancouver','BC','11111','111-111-1111');
3> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (2, 'DEF Inc.','Red','Rice', 'New York', 'DE','22222','222-222-2222');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (3, 'HJI Inc.','Kit','Cat',  'Paris',    'CA','33333','333-333-3333');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (4, 'QWE Inc.','Git','Black','Regina',   'ER','44444','444-444-4444');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (5, 'RTY Inc.','Wil','Lee',  'Toronto',  'YU','55555','555-555-5555');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (6, 'YUI Inc.','Ted','Larry','Calgary',  'TY','66666','666-666-6666');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (7, 'OIP Inc.','Yam','Act',  'San Franc','FG','77777','777-777-7777');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (8, 'SAD Inc.','Hit','Eat',  'Orland',   'PO','88888','888-888-8888');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (9, 'DFG Inc.','Sad','Lee',  'Wisler',   'PL','99999','999-999-9999');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> insert into Bankers values (0, 'GHJ Inc.','Bit','Lee',  'Ticker',   'MN','00000','000-000-0000');
4> GO

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3>
4>
5> SELECT BankerName + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10)
6>      + BankerCity + ', ' + BankerState + ' ' + BankerZipCode
7> FROM Bankers
8> WHERE BankerID = 1
9> GO

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ABC Inc.
Vancouver, BC 11111

(1 rows affected)
1>
2>
3> drop table Bankers;
4> GO








12.2.Char function
12.2.1.CHAR is the reverse of the ASCII function as it changes a numeric value in to an ASCII character.
12.2.2.CHAR(ASCIIValue)
12.2.3.CHAR(13)
12.2.4.A SELECT statement that uses the CHAR function to format output