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Wait, how is that nice?
Why would you use that method over using an array? As Eric even said, there are inherent risks to searching a string for values. I don't see the benefit.

I know it's Friday, but it's Friday 2013. (Not that arrays are a new concept.)

-Kurt

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Thompson
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:43 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: RE: Its Friday

Eric, nice, avoids the array, challenges my brain...


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DeLong, Eric
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 10:36 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: RE: Its Friday

I have sometimes used %scan() to provide some similar functionality. There are some risks associated with this, so take care to not hurt yourself...

myCustomerExemptTypes = '("NONEXEMPT", "RETAILEXEMPT", "FULLYEXEMPT")'; chain myCust Customer; if %scan( '"'+%trim(CustExTyp)+'"' : myCustomerExemptTypes ) > 0;
// non-zero means FOUND (is Valid)
Endif;

It's important to use delimiters to define values, and to enclose the scan string in like fashion. Parentheses for the list string are not necessary, but I like to use them (or [], {}) to so some sort of "dataset" relationship.

Hth,
-Eric DeLong

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gary Thompson
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 10:44 AM
To: RPG programming on the IBM i (AS/400 and iSeries)
Subject: Its Friday

Ever wonder why there is no If IN (not to be confused with *IN) ?

If MyCharVar In ('A','B','C');
MyFace = ': )';
Else;
MyFace = ':(';
Endif;

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