Re: *BLANKS = spaces?

[Contractor2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

We had the same problem when creating a file from Lawson to send to the NC
Employment Security Commission.  When I used Client Access to transfer the
file to a PC Folder it lost the last field because it was a space and made
the format one short of the 80 character format they required.  I am
looking forward to this solution if there is one.

Cory King
704-864-7433 Ext: 5708


                                                                                
            
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If I MOVE *BLANKS to a field, is that the sames as *ALL ' ' or having
spaces?  I've noticed that the AS/400 generally doesn't seem to
distinguish between a blank and a space in most instances.

This goes back to my 801 character field - when I FTP it to a PC, the
record is only as long as the real data and does not include the
trailing blanks.  I need the PC file to also be 801 characters.

I tried sending the database file first, then converted to a PC Document
and transferred it.  Same result both times.  This may have just gone
off topic for this list...

Thanks!

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