RE: RPG question

Thanks Birgitta
I ended up using evalr - but I will keep your answer in my SQl tips folder in case I need to use that

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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Birgitta Hauser
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 11:52 AM
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Subject: RE: RPG question

You want an SQL Solution?
Try the following

Select Right('000000' concat Trim(YourFld), 6)
From ...

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser

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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Shore
Sent: Freitag, 10. November 2017 17:26
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: RPG question

Thanks Bob
Never used evalr before
Just wrote a quick program and ran it in debug Bingo, gringo Works like a charm

Appreciated

Alan Shore
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Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Cagle
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2017 11:19 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: RPG question

What about EvalR?

evalr Result = '000' + %trim(fieldA) ;

Thanks

Bob Cagle
IT Manager
Lynk

-----Original Message-----
Alan Shore

Hi everyone
Before I forget - we are on V7r1
Apologies for the subject title - I couldn't think of what to place there that would NOT be a lengthy title

Here is my predicament
I am just not thinking straight

I am writing an RPG embedded SQL program I am reading a file that contains multiple fields, but one field in particular can contain a value that is 1 to 6 characters in length when trimmed I need to place those 1 to 6 characters into a 6 character field with leading zeroes For example
Field A value Result
A 00000A
XYZ 000XYZ

I could create a select and interrogate the length of the trimmed value Select When %len(%trim(fieldA)) = 1,
Result = '00000" + %trim(fieldA); When %len(%trim(fieldA)) = 2,
Result = '0000" + %trim(fieldA); Etc.
Endsl;

The reason why I am looking to do this using "nifty" coding is that I have to do the same with a 40 character field later on

Hope this makes some sense

As always - all answers gratefully accepted

Alan Shore
E-mail : ASHORE@xxxxxxxx
Phone [O] : (631) 200-5019
Phone [C] : (631) 880-8640
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