Re: %Subst and %len with UTF-8 data

A varying length field is always preceeded with an (invisible) 2 (or 4) Byte Binary value which represents the total length (number of characters) of the content in the varying length field.

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From: RPG400-L <rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Joep Beckeringh via RPG400-L
Sent: Donnerstag, 30. Juli 2020 12:25
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Cc: Joep Beckeringh <joep.beckeringh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: %Subst and %len with UTF-8 data

Hello All,

While experimenting with CCSID(*UTF8) I found the following:

- I have a character variable BufIn with CCSID(*UTF8); containing (amongst others) a Euro-sign (€; x'E282AC' in UTF-8)
- I have a variable length (length 10) character variable ChrUtf with
CCSID(*UTF8)
- When I try to get the Euro-sign into ChrUtf with 'ChrUtf =
%subst(BufIn: pos: 1)' ChrUtf contains x'0001E2'.

I am inclined to consider this a bug.

- I have another variable EurUtf - char(3) ccsid(*utf8) - which I initialized with X'E282AC' (€)
- After 'ChrUtf = EurUtf' ChrUtf contains x'0003E282AC' and %len(ChrUtf) yields 3; the number of bytes in the string; not the number of characters.

I am inclined to consider this a bug as well.

I guess we need Barbara Morris to shed some light on this.

Joep Beckeringh
Pantheon Automatisering BV

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