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  3. January 2003

Removing punctuation (not using arrays)

If I have this field value "RABBIT PACK, 6PC. WINE TOOL KIT", is there a better 
method of removing the comma and period characters and discarding the extra 
spaces created without using an array routine of reading one byte at a time, 
translating the unwanted characters to "blanks" and then reloading the field 
via array positions?

Can I use the %xlate and %trim %bifs to shorten this task?  I don't have REXX, 
so that is not an option.

Tracy L. Ball
Total Response, Inc.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst 
(317) 781-4600 ext. 3107

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