Re: %LEN & %TRIM not returning trimmed value

Just a wild guess...  The value being passed in is a data structure with a
numeric value that ends in position 120 (or greater) of that data
structure???


On 6/27/05 4:57 PM, "jstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I've searched the list and haven't found exactly what's going on here.  I
> assume that I don't understand how to use %LEN and %TRIM correctly.
> 
> I am being passed a parameter that is defined as 120A.  I'm trying to find
> the length of it.  using
> 
> length = %LEN(%TRIM(Parm1));
> 
> 
> However, length always get's returned as 120.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> Jeff Stevens
> Mize, Houser & Co. P.A.
> 913 451 1882
> JStevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx