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Bryce,

Criteria is fixed len, thus you're not looking for 'HOSPITAL'
you're looking for 'HOSPITAL '

Bit of a difference. :)

Consider this parameter definition instead...

D Criteria...
D 30a CONST VARYING
OPTIONS(*TRIM)

HTH,

Charles

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Bryce Martin <BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm trying to use the %scan bif and it doesn't seem to be working.  I must
really misunderstand how it works or something....

short example....

    D Criteria...
    D                               30a             //parameter for my
procedure.

    D name1...
    D                 s             30a
    D pos...
    D                 s             10i 0
     /free
       ....some sql code to populate name1.

          pos = %scan(Criteria : name1);

       ....some more code later on
     /free


I'm using a SEP to debug this.  When the %scan is performed the value of
pos is being returned as 0.  Criteria = HOSPITAL, name1 = '**MY EXAMPLE
HOSPITAL'

Why is pos = 0?  HOSPITAL is CLEARLY in there...  shouldn't it return the
position on the H?  Which in the real data for my first record I would
expect to be position 19.  In this example I would expect it to return
position 14.

Am I missing something?

Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
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