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RE: EDIT instruction to left-justify

> date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 13:28:23 -0500
> from: Gene_Gaunt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: RE: [MI400] EDIT instruction to left-justify
>
> Example to right-justify and blank-fill:
>
> DCL DD NUMBER BIN(4);
> DCL DD RESULT CHAR(11);
> EDIT  RESULT, NUMBER, X"03B1400303B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2B2AAAF40036003";
>
> My question is what EDIT operand 3 value will left-justify the result?

I don't know whether there's an edit mask that will left-justify.  I 
suspect not, but I'm not an expert.

But it should be straightforward to edit right-justified, verify for the 
first non-blank, then cpyblap the substring.

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