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RE: Technique (BIF) to perform a %LIKE% in RPG?

Well, you could use %scan('SEARCH_VALUE':MYSTRING) > 0 to detect a
string value in a field. Not exactly the same, but...

Hth,
-Eric DeLong

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Nesiba
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:44 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Technique (BIF) to perform a %LIKE% in RPG?

I don't see a BIF to perform a "fuzzy match" like the "LIKE" construct
in SQL.
Do you have a technique for me? Thanks! (or a URL example?)

Thanks!



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