Re: Most efficient string translation?

Ah, I hadn't considered national language... and as we are a French owned
company, then yes, it is important.

Am I correct in assuming that the QDCLXLATE API handles national language?

Thanks,
Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 4:27 AM
Subject: RE: Most efficient string translation?


> Depends on what you think is efficient.
> Is national language (character set) important?
>
>
> Bob Cozzi
> Cozzi Consulting
> www.rpgiv.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Stephen Hunt
> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 4:41 PM
> To: RPG400-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Most efficient string translation?
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been using either of the following two methods to convert strings
from
> lower to upper case, but which is the most efficient (or is there a better
> method)?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
>   * Translate string using XLATE op-code
>   *
>  D UC              C                   CONST('ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST-
>  D                                     UVWXYZ')
>  D LC              C                   CONST('abcdefghijklmnopqrst-
>  D                                     uvwxyz')
>   *
>  C                   Eval      Str1 = 'Hello Everyone'
>  C     LC:UC         Xlate     Str1          Str2
>   *
>
>   * Translate string using QDCLXLATE API
>   *
>  C                   Call      'QDCXLATE'
>  C                   Parm      30            Length            5 0
>  C                   Parm      Str1          Str2             30
>  C                   Parm      'QSYSTRNTBL'  Trntbl           10
>