We currently have indexed fields that are concatenated fields with up three values. We currently are able to parse the fields with Left, Right and Mid commands using native FoxPro with little or no speed degradation. The field are all Char.
An example is a field called OD_CustItm where the first 6 characters are Store number, then next 6 are the Customer number, and the last 6 are the Item number.
When we access the fields with a Left, Right or Mid command, Sybase takes a considerable amount of time. How can improve the speed to be equal or better than native FoxPro.