Re: Code to move left justified alpha to numeric

["Alan Cassidy" <acassidy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looking at this code, it looked like it should do OK, so I tried it, and it
worked.
Possible trip-ups or complications: (1) lengths of the various program
fields; (2) embedded blanks between digits. Otherwise,???..
- Alan Cassidy
alan@xmiami.com


----- Original Message -----
From: Art Tostaine, Jr. <art@link400.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 10:30 AM
Subject: Code to move left justified alpha to numeric


> I have a field called TRZPRO which is defined as 12 char alphanumeric.
The
> field contains something like this (periods are spaces)
>
> 1234567.....
>
> I can have any number of digits and spaces.
>
> I want to put that into a 12 digit numeric field called ID#.
>
> I came up with this code (WL is a 2 digit numeric field), TRZPROS is
defined
> LIKE(TRZPRO)
>
> c                   Eval      Wl          = %len(%Trimr(TrzPro))
> c                   Eval      TrzProS     = '000000000000'
> c                   Eval      %Subst(TrzPros:13-Wl:wl) = %Trimr(TrzPro)
> c                   Move      TrzPros       Id#
>
> We tried all sorts of things with Triml/trimr, Moves, etc.
>
> Is there a better way?
>
> Art Tostaine, Jr.
> CCA, Inc.
> Jackson, NJ 08527
>
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