Re: Add to Character Value

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gosh, I bet its pretty easy, but for the moment the answer escapes me. 
Some of the others here can help, I bet.


Don Wereschuk wrote:
> WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IS THE EXPRESSION 'A' + 1 = 'B' . I WANT TO
> INCREASE THE CHARTERS IN ORDER FROM 'A' TO 'Z' BY ADDING 1 TO THE
> CHARACTER.
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> Don Wereschuk
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> Simcoe Parts Service Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Booth Martin [mailto:booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:00 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: Add to Character Value
>
> Can you create an array of all valid values ranked in the order you 
> choose.  Then do a lookup on a character, add 1 to the array, and choose
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> that new element as your new value.
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> It isn't clear to me what you would want "Q + 1" to equal, or "q + 1". 
> An array that you construct would resolve that ambiguity.
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> Don Wereschuk wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a method to increment a character value . For
> > instance I want to increase the value 'A' to be the value 'B'.
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> > Don Wereschuk
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> > ISD Associate - Programmer
> >
> > Simcoe Parts Service Inc.
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> > Phone:   705-435-7814          Ext.: 302
> >
> > Fax:         705-435-6746
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> > dwereschuk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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