RE: scrub data during subfile load

["Jewel, Jerry" <jerry.jewel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel,

Consider the FTRANS keyword on the control specification with an associated
hex table.  This allows you to automagically translate any of the 8-bit
codes used  for characters into another 8-bit code (for the specified file).


See...
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/bookmgr.cmd/BOOKS/QB3AGZ00/1.7
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Regards,
Jerry Jewel

"Better living through fine code and hot coffee!"


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stone, Joel [SMTP:StoneJ@GourmetAward.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 1:03 PM
> To:   'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      scrub data during subfile load
> 
> I am loading a subfile with 70 byte strings of data from another PC.
> Sometimes the data is hex 02, which gives me the following error:
> 
> What is an easy way to change any characters below hex 40 to spaces?  Is
> looping thru the string the only method?  Will XLATE work?
> 
> 
> Message ID . . . . . . :   CPF5192
> 
> Date sent  . . . . . . :   02/04/00      Time sent  . . . . . . :
> 15:52:12 
>  
> 
> Message . . . . :   Data sent to device QPADEV0054 not valid.  Negative
> 
>   response code is 10050122.
> 
>  
> 
> Cause . . . . . :   The condition was caused by the program output data
> 
>   containing below hex 40 or too many input fields.  
> 
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