RE: filling a field with a character -- RPG400-L

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Now wasn't that simple. sheeeshhh. Thank you to everyone that answered.
 
 
 
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Booth Martin http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:17:12 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: filling a field with a character
 
Try something along the lines of:
 
eval myField = *all'?'
 
You can also do this with a MOVE or MOVEL if you want to.
 
Matt
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Booth Martin [mailto:Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:56 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: filling a field with a character
 
 
 
How would I fill a field with a character, say "?", for example. There
must be a way, without having to hunt up the length of the field and
counting spaces?
 
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Booth Martin http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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