RE: %size(%trim(field)) in RPG/IV

["Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I apologize.  Again, I got %size and %len mixed up.  

Bradley V. Stone        
bvstone@taylorcorp.com
http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/
"Closing my mouth before I scream.  No one can shake my self-esteem."
-YJM


> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Morris [SMTP:dmorris@plumcreek.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 9:03 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: %size(%trim(field)) in RPG/IV
> 
> Brad,
> 
> %size will not except an expression where %len will.  I can't think of
> a case where this would be a problem though.
> 
> David Morris 
> 
> >>> "Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@taylorcorp.com> 08/19 4:18 PM >>>
> I tried using the %size(%trim(field)) combination in RPG and got a
> compile
> error.  Our machine is on V3R2.  Any ideas?  It is supposed to act the
> same
> as %len, I have heard.
> 
> Bradley V. Stone      
> bvstone@taylorcorp.com 
> http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/ 
> "Closing my mouth before I scream.  No one can shake my self-esteem."
> -YJM
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Richard Baird [SMTP:rbbaird@premsys.com] 
> > Sent:       Wednesday, August 19, 1998 4:21 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com 
> > Subject:    Re: Scanning from the right
> > 
> > John,
> > 
> > look at the CHECKR opcode. With a search argument of ' ', it checks
> > for the first position that DOESN'T contain the search argument.
> > 
> > also, in rpgiv, %len(%trim(field)) will return the last non-blank
> > position in a string.
> > 
> > hth,
> > 
> > Rick
> > 
> 
> 
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