RE: %subst is there a limit??? -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: %subst is there a limit???
From: Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 10:52:44 -0400
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>I am doing a %subst function, but i get an error, need enlightenment.
>C                   Eval      Line = %SubSt(data:S:E)
>Length or start position is out of range for the string
>operation (C G D
>F).
>S = 0983. and  E = 1082.

It's not 'start' and 'end' (From/to) it's 'start' and 'length'.  You want to
make E be the number of bytes to extract, not the end position to extract
to.
  --buck

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