RE:API for Scanning ?

Date:   9/17/98  7:38 PM

RE:     API for Scanning ?


>Hi Folks,
>I seem to remember YEARS back when I was actually programming full-time,
>an "API" for scanning for a string in a field and you could call it
>along the lines of QCMDEXEC ?? or whatever it was... Any one recall ?
>Or if you are using a more current method to do this can you let me know
>?
>I wrote programs YEARS ago to accomplish this through OPNQRY but an API
>would be MUCH easier I'm SURE !!
>Thanks in advance !
>Chuck




Chuck; 

QCLSCAN


Like this.

        CALL    'QCLSCAN'
        PARM                    TARGET
        PARM                    TARGET_LEN
        PARM                    STARTING_POS
        PARM                    PATTERN
        PARM                    PATTERN_LEN
        PARM                    TRANS_LOW_UP
        PARM                    TRIM
        PARM                    WILD_CARD
        PARM                    POS_FND


TARGET =        numeric         What you're looking into.
TARGET_LEN      3,0             Length of the TARGET variable is(not it's 
contents)
STARTING_POS    3,0             Offset of where in TARGET to start search
PATTERN         numeric         Pattern you're looking for.
PATTERN_LEN     3,0             Length of Pattern Field(not it's contents)
TRANS_LOW_UP    1               Translate Lower case to Upper( 1 = Yes, 0 = No)
TRIM            1               Trims something or other. (1=Yes,0=No)
WILD_CARD       1               Wild card character 
POS_FND         3,0             Position the string was found in target, zero 
if not found.


The TARGET and PATTERN  Can be any length alpha field.  (like a description 
field from a file).

You can call this program from RPG or CL.

The wild card is nice.

John Carr CDP
IBM Certified RPGIV Specialist
EdgeTech
804-739-7689
74711.77@compuserve.com
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