Re: page n of x

On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Gary Guthrie wrote:

> I guess I'm not understanding. I don't see why you have to pass the
> number of pages. See if I've got the scenario correct.

I need to know when to stop scanning the user space.  The scenario below
is perfect:

> You spool a 3 page report so that you have
> 
> Page 1 of ~~~~
> .
> .
> .
> 
> Page 2 of ~~~~
> .
> .
> .
> 
> Page 3 of ~~~~

Now this report is put into a user space.  Now I scan the user space using
the following code:

DUSRSPCNAM        S             20    INZ('JAMES     JAMES     ')
DUSRSPCPTR        S               *
Dptrsave          S               *
DUSERAREA         DS                  BASED(USRSPCPTR)
D CHARFIELD               1   1024
DQUSEC            DS
D QUSBPRV                 1      4B 0
D QUSBAVL                 5      8B 0
D QUSEI                   9     15
D QUSERVED               16     16
C*
C                   Z-ADD     16            QUSBPRV
C                   CALL      'QUSPTRUS'
C                   PARM                    USRSPCNAM
C                   PARM                    USRSPCPTR
C                   PARM                    QUSEC
C     QUSBAVL       IFGT      0
C                   DSPLY                   QUSEI
C                   ELSE
C                   eval      ptrsave = usrspcptr
C                   clear                   totalpages        4 0
C*
C                   dow       ??????????????
                              ^^^^^^^^ I don't know when to stop
C                   clear                   position          4 0
C     '~~~~'        scan      userarea      position
C*
C     position      ifne      *zeros
C                   add       1             totalpages
C                   endif
C*
C                   eval      usrspcptr = usrspcptr + 1024
C                   enddo
C*
C                   eval      usrspcptr = ptrsave
C                   clear                   pagecount         4 0
C*
C                   dow       pagecount < totalpages
C                   clear                   position
C     '~~~~'        scan      userarea      position
C*
C     position      ifne      *zeros
C                   eval      %subst(userarea:position:4) =
C                             %trim(%editc(totalpages:'3'))
C                   add       1             pagecount
C*
C                   else
C                   eval      usrspcptr = usrspcptr + 1024
C                   endif
C*
C                   enddo
C*
C                   ENDIF
C*
C                   SETON                                        LR
C                   RETURN


If any of this looks familiar it is because the stuff in caps is copied
right out of the IBM system api manual.  Please keep in mind that this
code is ugly - first, quick attempt at a solution.

The dow loop followed by ????? needs to know when to end.  I can't
increment the pointer past the end of the user space.  I don't know ahead
of time how many pages there should be.  What I really need is something
similar to the C function:

        while (fscanf(file, "%s", buffer) != EOF)
                {do some work}

Another problem with the above code is what happens if the ~~~~ occur on
the 1024 byte boundary?  If I only get 2 '~'s at the end of the USERAREA
buffer the scan won't work.

> You then use the utility to get the total number of pages - now,
> TotPages = 3

This is what I'm not sure how to do.  Everything else mentioned below I am
doing.

> You then have a program that scans for ~~~~ and replaces it with
> TotPages

[Cut for brevity]

James Rich
james@dansfoods.com

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