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I think there is precedent to add functions that used to be only in SQL, to add them as %BIFs in RPG. Examples include the LEFT and RIGHT functions in SQL - a quick look showed me they were in 7.1 of SQL on IBM i, and they were not new then.

So %left and %right were not long ago added in IBM i 7.5 TR3 and 7.4 TR9. We can very simply use embedded SQL functions, of course, yet, at the same time, I'm less interested in using an SQLRPGLE member for a simple or single function like this. The community can vote on it - we shall see what happens!

Cheers
Vern

On 7/31/2024 12:56 AM, Birgitta Hauser wrote:
You have a SPACE scalar function in SQL ... so just use embedded SQL and you
have the function.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Birgitta Hauser
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2024 06:01
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@lists.midrangecom>
Subject: Proposal for New RPG BIF

Team,

Honestly, I didn't want to go and look for the already posted proposals for
new TRs in RPG.

If this already exists and was rejected, just throw me a lot of rotten eggs
(LOL).

I am thinking of a new BIF: %SPACES(nSpaces)

This would help a lot to stuff in a string a number of spaces when
concatenating several pieces of other strings.

Example:

stmfString = var1 + %SPACES(50) + var2 + %SPACES(20);

The literal number of spaces can also be a variable containing a valid
positive value for the number of spaces to stuff in.

Opinions? (Or rotten eggs).

Thanks,

JS
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