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  3. October 2001

RE: TCP/IP Sockets - Send length problem

<snip>
%len by itself returns the length of the field not the length of the data in
it.  To do that, you need this:

        %trim(%len(field))
</snip>

%len returns the length of the data in a variable length field, if it is
loaded correctly.  To load correctly, use the EVAL operation code, not in
the result field of some other operation code.
eval resultfield = %trimr(fieldA) + %trimr(filedB)....
The %trim will not count leading blanks thus causing you to truncate your
data one character for each leading blank.   BE CAREFUL.

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