Re: %scan not working as I'd expect...

Bryce,

I could be mistaken (often are :-) ) but, as I see it, your are searching
for 'HOSPITAL ' (lots of blanks) in your name1 string.
Try using %trim(), as in

pos = %scan(%trim(Criteria) : name1);

HTH,
Luis Rodriguez
IBM Certified Systems Expert — eServer i5 iSeries
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On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm trying to use the %scan bif and it doesn't seem to be working. I must
really misunderstand how it works or something....

short example....

D Criteria...
D 30a //parameter for my
procedure.

D name1...
D s 30a
D pos...
D s 10i 0
/free
....some sql code to populate name1.

pos = %scan(Criteria : name1);

....some more code later on
/free


I'm using a SEP to debug this. When the %scan is performed the value of
pos is being returned as 0. Criteria = HOSPITAL, name1 = '**MY EXAMPLE
HOSPITAL'

Why is pos = 0? HOSPITAL is CLEARLY in there... shouldn't it return the
position on the H? Which in the real data for my first record I would
expect to be position 19. In this example I would expect it to return
position 14.

Am I missing something?

Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
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