Re: Scanning for Quotes

[Mel Rothman <mel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You reversed the first two parameters.

Try QUOTEPOS = %SCAN(QOUTE:DATA);

Mel Rothman
Mel Rothman, Inc.

daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'm trying to do a %scan but it keeps returning zero.
>
> QUOTEPOS  = %Scan(DATA:QUOTE);
>
> I've got the following definition (these are all single quotes):
>
> DQUOTE            S              1A   INZ('''')
>
> The debugger says that the variable DATA does have quotes and QUOTE is
> equal to a single quote:
>
> DATA =
>           ....5...10...15...20...25...30...35...40...45...50...55...60
>      1   ''ACC.Account Name'                      'FIN.Posting Date''M'
>     61   'CH.Merchant Name'      'FIN.Cost Allocation 2 - DEPARTMENT N'
>    121   'UMBER''FIN.Cost Allocation 1 - ACCOUNT NUMBER''FIN.Sales Tax'
>    181   ' Amount''FIN.Transaction '
>
> QUOTE = '''
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> Dave Parnin
> --
> Nishikawa Standard Company
> Topeka, IN  46571
> daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx