Re: Scan Error.... Help..!

Your code will give that message when NW_sascnt begins with with a
space.
To solve it you can either do:

        Eval NW_sascnt = %trim(NW_sascnt)
or
        If  %subst(NW_sascnt:1:1) <> *blank
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a b wrote:
> 
> This might sound a bit elementary, but I'm desperately
> seeking help...  I have an triggered application that
> continues to blow up with the following error:
> 
> Message . . . . :   Length or start position is out of
> range for the string operation
> Cause . . . . . :   One of the following has occurred
> in RPG procedure TRG_APGM in program BLAHLIB/TRG_APGM
> at statement 382:
>  -A numeric length or start position is less than 1 or
> too large for the string operation.
>  -The search-argument parameter of the %SCAN built-in
> function has zero length or is longer than the
> source-string parameter.
>  -The maximum-length parameter of the %STR built-in
> function is not a value
>   between 1 and 32767.
> 
> This is what my code looks like...
>  if contact name /customer name is company name
> 
>          IF    NW_sascnt <> *Blanks
>     ' '  scan  NW_sascnt     n
>          Eval  nwcs_nm_f = %subst(NW_sascnt:1:n-1)
>          Eval  nwcs_nm_l = %subst(NW_sascnt:n+1)
> 
> Any help would greatly be appreciate.
> 
> Thanks
> AB
>
-- 
  Raul A. Jager W.
Asuncion - Paraguay
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