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  3. January 2003

Re: RE: Removing punctuation (not using arrays)

I think if you try Scott's example, you'll find that it does indeed remove
the extra spaces. . . .

rpg400-l@midrange.com writes:
>The %scan and %replace is easy enough, however, will it eliminate the
>extra spaces?
>
>Example: "THIS, IS. A, TEST. ONLY"
>
>Even using %xlate can give me this in two statements: "THIS  IS  A  TEST 
>ONLY"
>
>But what I need is this: "THIS IS A TEST ONLY"
>
>
>-Tracy
> Ext. 3107


Mike Naughton
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