Re: Re: RPGLE pgm to parse a string

Yaa
 but i dont want to reverse the thrd string
 it should be F123

On 4/5/06, qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> >   4. Re: RPGLE pgm to parse a string (Stiju Easo)
> >
> >I asked for reverse of string bcoz i can take values b/w 2nd and 3rd '_'
> 's
> >flatly
> >then reverse obtained string
> >
> >The problem with earlier post is ,how can i correctly gusses a charecter
> >just after third but last '_' , it is error prone, otherwise that logic
> is
> >good
> >
> >Any one plse guide me, is there any way other than reversing string?
>
> I _think_ your request is something like this...
>
> Say you have three records and the field in those records shows:
>
> 1  A123_B_C_D_E_F_G
> 2  A_B_C123_D_E_F_G_H_I_J
> 3  A_B_C_D_E123_F123_G_H
>
> You want to extract:
>
> 1  E
> 2  H
> 3  F123
>
> ...from those three records. Also, maybe the third one should be '321F',
> I'm not sure about that part at all.
>
> The field is variable length and the substrings are variable length. There
> is a variable number of substrings in the field.
>
> But you know that you want the third substring from the end of the field.
>
> Am I close?
>
> Tom Liotta
>
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