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On 9-Jan-08, at 12:52 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> If I define a field as follow:
> D FOOT_NOTES_FIELD...
> D S 65535A INZ(*BLANKS)
>
> Doesn't that mean the field will hold 65535 characters?
>
> ...
>
> DOW NOT %EOF(RFQFOOTNPF);
>
> FOOT_NOTES_FIELD = %TRIM(FOOT_NOTES_FIELD) + %TRIM(FOTNOTE) + '|';
> READE (RFQ# : QSTRAT_ITEM_NUMBER) RFQFOOTNPF;
>
> ENDDO;
1) Given the current field definition, the second %TRIM is a waste of
time and the spaces removed will immediately be reinserted when the
resulting string is shorter than the max length.
2) It will be faster if you use %TRIMR rather that %TRIM as I doubt
there will be any leading spaces.
3) You'd be better off using VARYING on the field definition then you
can code:
FOOT_NOTES_FIELD += %TRIMR(FOTNOTE) + '|';
Then you never need to trim the field and (using %LEN) can always
determine how big it is.
Jon Paris
www.Partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com
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