Re: Concatenate text + numeric -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Concatenate text + numeric
From: Barbara Morris <bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 12:20:26 -0400
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Dave wrote:
>
> I need to combine an alpha field with a numeric field to create a single
> alpha-numeric field (makes sense) like thus:
>
>     Alpha = "XX"
>    Number = 01234
>
> When I use the statement
>
>       EVAL   AlphaNum = Alpha + %char(Number)
>
> I end up with AlphaNum = "XX 1234".  I've tried
>

Dave, try

      EVAL   AlphaNum = %trim(Alpha) + %char(Number)

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