Question : Remove first 5 characters from SQL

I have an SQL2005 database and I need to remove the first five characters of a field named 'DESC'.  I'm getting a syntax error when I try to use this:

UPDATE    files
SET              [desc] = RIGHT([Desc], len([desc]) - 5)
WHERE     (CUSTNO = 02028) AND (tempid = 0080088)

Answer : Remove first 5 characters from SQL

Hello RavenTim,

Based on the leading zeroes I surmise that CUSTNO and tempid are strings, thus:

UPDATE    files
SET              [desc] = RIGHT([Desc], len([desc]) - 5)
WHERE     (CUSTNO = '02028') AND (tempid = '0080088')

Regards,

Patrick