Re: Message File Variable Length &1 Substitution Parameters

Hi John -

>I want it to read nice, ie.
>if the number is 115090 (say 11 long, 2 decimal)
>i want it to appear in string as: 1,150.90 but
>in a readable fashion
>
>GOOD...:   Yadda yadda 1,150.90 sumtin else.
>NO GOOD:   Yadda yadda     1,150.90 sumtin else.
  ...
> >From the work with messages msgfile screen:
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>                       Change Message Description (CHGMSGD)
>
>  Type choices, press Enter.
>
>  Message data fields formats:     _
>    Data type  . . . . . . . . . .   *CHAR___      *SAME, *NONE, *QTDCHAR...
>    Length . . . . . . . . . . . .   *VARY_        Number, *VARY
>    *VARY bytes or dec pos . . . .   2_____        Number
>                 + for more values _
>-----------------------------------------------------------

You don't need to use a varying field.  Make it a fixed length character
field as long as the longest possible edited value.  In your program use
%TRIML(%EDITC to load the field with the number left-justified.  The
substitution process itself will strip off the trailing blanks.

Ken
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