RE: Built-in function %char

Bob, 

You need to use the edit code "X" instead of %Char to keep the leading
zeros.
Example:
Num = 00203
Char = %Char(num), Char = 203
Char = %EditC(num:'X'), Char = 00203

Michael Tobey
Applications Analyst
Foremost Farms USA (Consumer Products)
mike.tobey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  

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Subject: Built-in function %char

Is there a way to keep %char from removing leading zeros?
 I'm using %char to get the character representation of a 6.0 yymmdd
date field, and the 2.0 century field.
Example: Date of employment century emdoec = 20, yymmdd emdoe= 020921

eval          wrk08a = %char(emdobc) + %char(emdob)
after the eval statement wrk08a = 2020921

If I use move opcodes it's fine.

Thank You,
Bob Schwartz
Systems Analyst
Information Systems
Southeast Georgia Health System, Brunswick Campus
Voice   912.466.3303
Fax      912.466.3313
email    bschwar@xxxxxxxx

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