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try this:

C                   eval      %subst(textfield :1 :%check('0' :textfield) -1) 
C                             = *blank                                      

-----Original Message-----
From: Wills, Mike N. (TC) [mailto:MNWills@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 4:08 PM
To: Midrange - RPG (E-mail)
Subject: Right aligning text


Hey guys I have a question. I am trying to trim out some leading zeros in a
text field. The data looks like this '000000304'. I want it to look like
this '      304' so I can then do a chain on the file. What is the best or
easiest way to do this?

Mike Wills
iSeries Programmer
Taylor Development
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