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  3. October 2002

Re: Concatenate text + numeric

Dave,

If you do this:
            eval      AlphaNum = %trim(Alpha) + %editc(Number:'X')

You'll get 'XX01234'.  Is that what you're looking for?



On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Dave wrote:
> >>
> >> When I use the statement
> >>
> >>       EVAL   AlphaNum = Alpha + %char(Number)
> >>
> >> I end up with AlphaNum = "XX 1234".  I've tried
> >>
> >
> >       EVAL   AlphaNum = %trim(Alpha) + %char(Number)
> >
>       Wouldn't this would give me "XX1234 " ?  That wouldn't be what I'm
> looking for.
>

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