Re: Strange behavior w/%editc()

%len(fiscalYr) would work and is a more generic solution.  I assumed he
wanted a 4 byte year returned.


Charles L.Massoglia, President
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----- Original Message -----
From: <rob@dekko.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, 26 February, 2002 13:24
Subject: Re: Strange behavior w/%editc()


>
> Instead of using
>  - 4
> shouldn't you use
> - %len(fiscalYr)
>
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> You can easily circumvent this problem by coding as follows:
>
> c                   eval      headdesc = Center('Fixed Model FY ' +
> c                              %subst(%editc(fiscalYr -
> 1:'X'):%len(%editc(fiscalYr - 1:'X') - 4) :40)
>
> So if the expression %editc(fiscalYr - 1:'X") returns 02001, the %len will
> be 5.  Subtracting 4 from %len starts the substring in position 2.  Thus
> you
> should get
>     Fixed Model FY 2001
> as I think you want.
>
> Charles L.Massoglia, President
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buck Calabro" <Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net>
> To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 26 February, 2002 10:23
> Subject: RE: Strange behavior w/%editc()
>
>
> > Mark W wrote
> >
> > >I have the following defined:
> > >     Dfclprd           s              6  0 DTAARA(fclprd)
> > >     DdsFiscal         ds             6
> > >     D fiscalYr                       4  0 overlay(dsfiscal:*next)
> > >     D fiscalMo                       2  0 overlay(dsfiscal:*next)
> > >
> > >It is used in this way:
> > >     c                   eval      headdesc = Center('Fixed
> > >Model FY ' +
> > >     c                              %editc(fiscalYr - 1:'X'):40)
> > >
> > >The output looks like this:
> > > Fixed Model FY 02001
> >
> > This is part and parcel of the 'expression' rules for EVAL.
> > Basically, 'fiscalYr - 1' is an expression.  In order to hold all the
> > possible digits of the resulting value, the compiler applies some rules
> to
> > create an 'intermediate' or 'work' variable.  The %editc() is working
> > against the work variable.
> >
> > I don't have the manual reference handy, but it's in the section on
> numeric
> > precision in the RPG Reference.
> >
> >   --buck
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