Re: Add to Character Value

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

This change will be the one with the smallest impact:

If FLIf FLDX = 99 then
//  If subst(FLDX:1:1) = A
   NewCTRLNum = %xlate('9ABC...': 
                       'ABCD...': subst(FLDX:1:1)) + '01'
//    NewCTRLNum = CHAR(subst(FLDX:1:1)+1) + '01'
//  Endif;
Endif;


In the "xlate" you need the whole alphabeth, you can even skip letters 
if you want (O looks very much like 0)
Also, remeber to exit when you reach X99, unless you want to use 
lowercase and special characters.

Brian Piotrowski wrote:

> Hi Marco,
>
> This problem stems from some legacy code we have at our facilities.  The
> original programmers did not leave enough room for an acceptable amount
> of characters in the field.
>
> The field is defined as 3A.  This field is part of a control number that
> is used in a multitude of programs (that will eventually need to be
> rewritten at a future date).  Unfortunately, we have occasions where the
> control number exceeds 999.  When this occurs, the system has been
> written to flip the first digit to an alpha character.  Thus when the
> 999 threshold is exceeded, the new control number becomes A01.  Further
> to that, when A99 is the last control number and a new record is
> created, the next control number becomes B01.  
>
> And so on...C01, D01, ad nauseum.
>
> So what we're looking at is something that will detect when x99 is
> reached and flip to the next alpha character in sequence.
>
> So based on this, we'd be looking for some code similar to this:
>
> If FLDX = 99 then
>  If subst(FLDX:1:1) = A
>    NewCTRLNum = CHAR(subst(FLDX:1:1)+1) + '01'
>  Endif;
> Endif;
>
> The question is - is there an equivalent to CHAR() in RPG?  Essentially
> we'd need to find the hex or decimal value of the next available
> character.  For example, if A = char(1) and B = char(2), when we did a
> Char(1+1), we'd get B as the next character.
>
> I hope this response hasn't confused or made the process sound more
> complicated than it is.
>
> Brian.
>