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rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 5. Parse variable length, delimited, data into a data structure? > (David Gibbs) > >Anyone know of a technique, or routine, that will take a variable >length, delimited, string of data and parse it into a data structure? > >Ideally, I would like to have the data structure externally defined ... >and have the parsed values placed in each field sequentially. > >I could probably write something myself, but if there's code out there >already, why reinvent the wheel? Well, I know how I'd do it... but this is the RPG list. Saying that COBOL's UNSTRING verb does in one statement essentially precisely what you ask is OT. :-) Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertech.com __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
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