Re: XLATE

Hi Hans,

From: <boldt@ca.ibm.com>
> Well, we had first intended for the length to be changed on the fixed
> form calcs as well.  But the rules got very complicated very quickly.
> For example,  how do you do a right-adjusted MOVE with varying length
> result?  So we decided to simplify matters and have just one rule for
> all the fixed form calcs.

What does

    EVALR vlenfld = 1234"

 do? Personally, I would expect

    MOVE 1234 vlenfld

to do something similar.

Regards,
Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
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909 425-0196 fax

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