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format decimal to char

Tags: teradata, format, cast, decimal, char
hi all,

i am using  the below query to do a fast export in teradata

sel
CAST((b.id  (FORMAT 'zzzzzzzzzzzzv')) AS CHAR(12)),CAST('|'  as char(1)),
from
customer b

here the column id in table has both negative and postive values but the above sql changes all negative numbers to postive. can anyone suggest me how to retain the negative number when i do select ?
sample customer table data
-7045
5678

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Question Asked By: rajeshnayakwadi
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