RE: Increment an alpha field by "1"

If you converted that portion to ASCII and then treated it as an
unsigned integrer, I think you could just increment it and then
reconvert it back to EBCDIC.



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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Vidal
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 2:03 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Increment an alpha field by "1"

Hi list:

I have a field (7/A) that has a combination of letters and numbers. How
will the code look so I can go from, ie.:

Original value: MTAA010
Target value: MTZZ990

The first character (M) and the last one (0) will never change. Just
positions 2-6

All recommended strategies are welcome,

TIA!


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