RE: %trim -- RPG400-L

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Subject: RE: %trim
From: "Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:17:46 -0500
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> BTW, you've just suggested a good alternative to the idea of
> specifying which characters to trim off a string.
> "%TRIMR(STR:'xyz')" could just as easily be coded *today* by
> somthing like "%SUBST(STR:1:%CHECKR('xyz':STR))".  Since the
> functionality can be achieved today, that moves the
> suggestion lower down on the priority list.


CRAP! That's the last time I offer a suggest!  <vbg>

Bob Cozzi

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