Re: string compares with 'wildcards' in rpgiv

There's always the good old reliable QCLSCAN API.  Its part of OS400 and I 
believe dates back to the S/38.


See copy/paste below...

Scan for String Pattern (QCLSCAN) API.

"...
The Scan for String Pattern (QCLSCAN) API is used to scan a string of 
characters to see if the string contains a pattern. This function is similar to 
the scan function supported within source entry utility (SEU) and on the 
display presented by the Display Spooled File (DSPSPLF) command. In addition, 
the QCLSCAN API also allows you to specify a 1-byte character in the pattern 
that matches with any character in the string to be searched, and a start 
position, which allows you to search the same string more than once.
..."

See...
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v5r1/ic2924/info/apis/qclscan.htm



Regards,
Jerry


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