RE: Concatenate two strings spacing issue

Just do a %len on the concatenated field to determine it's length.  I
had a similar issue when I had to pad a number with zeros for a query.
Doing something like this might help:

             if %len(%trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX))) = 2;
               SSW94STMT = SSW94STMT + '0';
               SSW94STMT = SSW94STMT + %trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX)) + apos;
             ENDIF;
             if %len(%trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX))) = 3;
               SSW94STMT = SSW94STMT + %trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX)) + apos;
             ENDIF;

Or you could either stick it in a few IF statements or SELECT.  Dealer's
choice:

         Select;
           When %len(%trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX))) = 2;
             SSW94STMT = SSW94STMT + '0';
             SSW94STMT = SSW94STMT + %trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX)) + apos;
When %len(%trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX))) = 3;
             SSW94STMT = SSW94STMT + %trim(arrPSUB(arrINDEX)) + apos;
         ENDSL;

Brian.

-----Original Message-----
From: steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 2:46 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Concatenate two strings spacing issue

I have a similar issue.

We have a model number that can be up to 7 positions. The format is
Character(s), number(s). Then there could be an appendage to it, that
would denote a color, that would always be a char.

So a radio for example, would be say, RA12
in a color of white it would be RA12W.

I am displaying info in a subfile for models, but now they want to see,
all the related records, i.e. the RA12W's.

OF course, I can move the field and find my pattern of Char, num, char.
But then I have to do this routine for RA12, RAB12, RABC12.

Instead I would like to know first, how many positions of the model
fiels
are inhabited, and use a simple logic to pursue locating the related
records.

Steve.

You want to do something Like this
Eval CATFIELD = %TRIM(FIELD1) + %TRIM(FIELD2)


Michael Ala
EDI Service Line Leader
BP Lubricants USA Inc.
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