RE: justifying a character variable -- RPG400-L

ThanksEd.  That is something i will keep in mind.  However, I dont wish to 
write code that the other programmers in the shop do not understand and I dont 
have the time to show them right now.  But if the time would ever make itself 
available to me, I would definately start implementing a little at a time, and 
that is an excellent way to ease the other programmers into it.  Thanks again.

Lynette Chronister

>>> ed@midwareservices.com 01/17/01 02:52PM >>>
keep in mind, you don't need to re-write your entire system to take
advantage of the features of RPG IV/ILE.

for example, what i've done on many occasions is to develop a set of
procedures that i'll create a service program from.  RPG IV programs can
then use those procedure as they need.  i'll then write a "wrapper" routine
that does nothing more than take in a set of parms, call the procedure and
return the results.  i'll create a program from this wrapper, so that the
procedures will be available from RPG III programs.

in your example, you may want to write a small RPG IV program that does
nothing but accept a string as a parameter, perform %trim functions (or
other RPG IV string handling functions) against it, and return the result.
five minutes of work, you don't need to re-invent the wheel, and you don't
have to move everything to RPG IV if your not ready for that.  the only
potential problem is the performance consideration.  an OPM call afterall is
comparably very taxing on the CPU.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On 
> Behalf Of Buck Calabro
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 4:35 PM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com 
> Subject: RE: justifying a character variable
>
>
> Lynette Chronister wrote:
>
> >what is the easiest way to right justify a character variable.
> >oh, p.s. im writing in 400 not ILE.
>
> The easiest (by far) is to use RPG IV: evalr     output = %trimr(input)
>
> Here is an RPG/400 version donated many years ago by Booth Martin.  It
> handles numbers, but pulling out the IF...END will allow it to handle
> characters too:
>
> E                    ARI        15  1
> E                    ARO        15  1
>  * -------------------------------------------------------
> IDUMMY       DS
> I I            '1500           '         1  15 FROM
> I I            '               '        16  30 TARGET
> I I            0                        31  450NUMBER
>  * -------------------------------------------------------
> C*
> C* OK, here's an old-fashioned way to get your string
> C* right-adjusted, numbers only
> C*  Courtesy Booth Martin, Midrange-L mailing list
> C*
> C*  Definitions:
> C*    FROM     A 15 character field that is our original data field.
> C*
> C*    TARGET  A 15 character field that is our new, right adjusted,
> C*               numbers only field.
> C*
> C*    ARI       An array; 15 elements each 1 character long, for
> C* input.
> C*    ARO      An array; 15 elements each 1 character long, for
> C* output.
> C*    I          A 2-digit field for an index of the ARI array.
> C*    O         A 2-digit field for an index of the ARO array.
> C*
> C* Narrative: We'll move our FROM field into the ARI array and then
> C* starting  at the end (element 15) we will go backwards.
> C* As we go backwards we will check each element of ARI to see if
> C* it is a number.  If it is a number we will move it to the "O"
> C* element of ARO and decrement the index  "O" for ARO by 1.
> C* When done, we will then move our ARO array to our finish
> C* field, TARGET.
> C*
>  * -------------------------------------------------------
>  * Set our array indexes (note that we are setting the array index
>  * at 15 and decrementing it  -  this gets us right adjusted):
> C                     Z-ADD15        I       20
> C                     Z-ADD15        O       20
>  * Move our "from" field into the array ARI:
> C                     MOVEAFROM      ARI
>  * Read through the array ARI, an element at a time:
> C                     DO   15
>  * If the array element is >=0, and <=9, choose it:
> C           ARI,I     IFGE '0'
> C           ARI,I     ANDLE'9'
>  * It is chosen, and moved to right side of the array ARO:
> C                     MOVE ARI,I     ARO,O
> C                     SUB  1         O
> C                     ENDIF
> C*
> C                     SUB  1         I
> C                     ENDDO
>  * Once we are done, move the array ARO to our desired field:
> C                     MOVEAARO       TARGET
>  * Convert to a number
> C                     MOVE TARGET    NUMBER
>  * ----------------------------------------------------------
>  * This process will move a field like  "A1$2e45(*&6asd7"
>  *                                     to  "        1234567"
>  * ----------------------------------------------------------
> C                     DUMP
> C                     SETON                     LR
>
> Here is my soapbox:
> Your company should be able to see the difference between these
> two routines
> in terms of clarity, maintainability, adaptability, expandability and
> performance.  If your company chooses to stay with RPG/400 despite the
> obvious benefits, what other obvious benefits is your company withholding
> from you?
>
> Buck Calabro
> Aptis; Albany, NY
> "Nothing is so firmly believed as
>  that which we least know" -- Michel Montaigne
> Visit the Midrange archives at http://www.midrange.com 
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