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     Hans,
     
     I had sent this out a few days ago, but I guess I forgot to post to 
     the list too. Here's it is.....


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Subject: Re: Character to Numeric
Author:  Eric DeLong at PMSIWACO
Date:    11/27/00 1:57 PM


Kevin,
     
The following is a repost of Barbara Morris' procedure as posted earlier
this 
year. 
============================
     
<-----* prototype for /COPY file start here ----->
     
 *--------------------------------------------------------- 
 * getNum - procedure to read a number from a string
 *          and return a 30p 9 value
 * Parameters:
 *   I:      string   - character value of number
 *   I:(opt) decComma - decimal point and digit separator
 *   I:(opt) currency - currency symbol for monetary amounts 
 * Returns:  packed(30,9)
 *
 * Parameter details:
 *   string:   the string may have 
 *             - blanks anywhere
 *             - sign anywhere
 *               accepted signs are: + - cr CR () 
 *               (see examples below)
 *             - digit separators anywhere 
 *             - currency symbol anywhere
 *   decComma: if not passed, this defaults to 
 *                 decimal point   = '.'
 *                 digit separator = ','
 *   currency: if not passed, defaults to ' ' 
 *
 * Examples of input and output (x means parm not passed): 
 *
 *        string         | dec | sep | cursym |   result        
 *        ---------------+-----+-----+--------+------------
 *          123          | x   | x   | x      |   123 
 *          +123         | x   | x   | x      |   123 
 *          123+         | x   | x   | x      |   123 
 *          -123         | x   | x   | x      |   -123 
 *          123-         | x   | x   | x      |   -123 
 *          (123)        | x   | x   | x      |   -123 
 *          12,3         | ,   | .   | x      |   12.3 
 *          12.3         | x   | x   | x      |   12.3
 *          1,234,567.3  | x   | x   | x      |   1234567.3 
 *          $1,234,567.3 | .   | ,   | $      |   1234567.3 
 *          $1.234.567,3 | ,   | .   | $      |   1234567.3 
 *          123.45CR     | x   | x   | x      |   -123.45
 *
 * Author: Barbara Morris, IBM Toronto Lab 
 * Date:   March, 2000
*--------------------------------------------------------- 
D getNum          pr            30p 9
D  string                      100a   const varying
D  decComma                      2a   const options(*nopass) 
D  currency        
             1a   const options(*nopass)
     
<-----* prototype for /COPY file end here ----->
     
<-----* test program start here----->
     
 * Copy prototype for procedure getNum
D/COPY GETNUM_P
     
D res             s                   like(getNum) 
D msg             s             52a
     
C     *entry        plist
C                   parm                    p                32 
C                   parm                    dc                2 
C                   parm                    c                 1
     
C                   select
C                   when      %parms = 1
C                   eval      res = getNum(p) 
C                   when      %parms = 2
C                   eval      res = getNum(p : dc) 
C                   when      %parms = 3
C                   eval      res = getNum(p : dc : c) 
C                   endsl
C                   eval      msg = '<' + %char(res) + '>' 
C     msg           dsply
     
C                   return
     
<-----* test program end here----->
     
<-----* module GETNUM start here ----->
     
H NOMAIN
     
 * Copy prototype for procedure getNum
D/COPY GETNUM_P     
     
p getNum          b
D getNum          pi            30p 9
D  string                      100a   const varying
D  decComma                      2a   const options(*nopass) 
D  currency                      1a   const options(*nopass)
     
 * defaults for optional parameters
D decPoint        s              1a   inz('.') 
D comma           s              1a   inz(',') 
D cursym          s              1a   inz(' ')
 * structure for building result
D                 ds
D result                        30s 9 inz(0)
D resChars                      30a   overlay(result)
 * variables for gathering digit information
 * pNumPart points to the area currently being gathered 
 * (the integer part or the decimal part)
D pNumPart        s               *
D numPart         s             30a   varying based(pNumPart) 
D intPart         s             30a   varying inz('')
D decPart         s             30a   varying inz('')
 * other variables
D intStart        s             10i 0 
D decStart        s             10i 0
D sign            s              1a   inz('+') 
D i               s             10i 0
D len             s             10i 0 
D c               s              1a
     
 * override defaults if optional parameters were passed
C                   if        %parms > 1
C                   eval      decPoint = %subst(decComma : 1 : 1) 
C                   eval      comma    = %subst(decComma : 2 :1) 
C                   endif
     
C                   if        %parms > 2
C                   eval      cursym = currency 
C                   endif
     
 * initialization
C                   eval      len = %len(string)
 * begin reading the integer part
C                   eval      pNumPart = %addr(intPart)
     
 * loop through characters
C                   do        len           i
C                   eval      c = %subst(string : i : 1)
     
C                   select
 * ignore blanks, digit separator, currency symbol
C                   when      c = comma or c = *blank or c = cursym 
C                   iter
 * decimal point: switch to reading the decimal part
C                   when      c = decPoint
C                   eval      pNumPart = %addr(decPart) 
C                   iter
 * sign: remember the most recent sign
C                   when      c = '+' or c = '-' 
C                   eval      sign = c
C                   iter
 * more signs: cr, CR, () are all negative signs
C                   when      c = 'C' or c = 'R' or 
C                             c = 'c' or c = 'r' or 
C                             c = '(' or c = ')'
C                   eval      sign = '-' 
C                   iter
 * a digit: add it to the current build area     
C                   other
C                   eval      numPart = numPart + c
     
C                   endsl
C                   enddo
     
 * copy the digit strings into the correct positions in the 
 * zoned variable, using the character overlay
C                   eval      decStart = %len(result) - %decPos(result) 
C                                      + 1
C                   eval      intStart = decStart - %len(intPart) 
C                   eval      %subst(resChars
C                                  : intStart
C                                  : %len(intPart)) 
C                               = intPart
C                   eval      %subst(resChars 
C                                  : decStart
C                                  : %len(decPart)) 
C                               = decPart
* if the sign is negative, return a negative value 
C                   if        sign = '-' 
C                   return    - result 
* otherwise, return the positive value 
C                   else
C                   return    result 
C                   endif
p                 e 
     
     
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     Subject: Character to Numeric
     Author:  "Kevin Blankenship" <SMTP:kblanken1@yahoo.com> at EXCHANGE 
     Date:    11/26/00 1:00 PM
     
     
     I am receiving a character field from another system that will 
     contain a number with decimal. The number could be right justified, 
     left justified or have spaces on either side of it in the field.
     
     Does anyone have any suggestions for converting the character field 
     number to a numeric field?
     
     Any help is appreciated,
     Kevin Blankenship
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     Business System Developer
     
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