RE: just curious - Number of Parms(numeric zip codes and other cr imes against nature)

[Buck Calabro <buck.calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Chris Bipes wrote:

>Why yes there is a solution for printing.  
>Use one large character field and concatenate 
>the individual fields together using the %Trim Biff.

Good point, but what happens when the combined fields "overlap" the stuff
that follows?  Or, let's say we're defining DESC as VARCHAR:
Qty Product  Description              Price
  1 CODE400  PC based editor        $300.00
  1 OS400    Operating system for IBM AS/400 computer system

I still need the real estate for the largest possible field if I want to
keep my formatting intact.  Of course we could allocate enough space for the
average size instead of the maximum...

>Also for Green Screens, define the zip code as 6 char.  
>If you only have 5 characters, leave a trailing blank. 
>If the zip code is 6 characters, Canada, display all 6.  
>If the zip code is longer, show the first 5 characters with
>a "+" in position 6.  Also protect the field.  The user can 
>press F4, or what ever, to see the full zip code in 
>a window and edit it.

That's a pretty good idea, and it mirrors IBM's choice when looking at long
names in the IFS - look at WRKLNK for an example.

Buck Calabro
Aptis; Albany, NY
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 Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle


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