Re: [V4, positional]: Converting decimal to string without leading zeros

[Brian Parkins <goodprophet.bp@xxxxxxxxx>]

Others have already suggested the use of %Char. Have you also considered 
using the QMHSNDPM API instead of SNDPGMMSG?

Brian.<https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=interfaces-api-finder>

On 09/06/2021 11:00, Patrik Schindler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've created a CL program declaring a 4 char string variable. This is passed to an RPGLE program to fill in how many records have been processed. In it's D-specs I declare this as "4S 0", and MOVE a counter variable's contents to there before the program ends. After the RPG program is finished, I'm using SNDPGMMSG with a custom *MSGF to output the number of records processed. (This circuitous way is — to my knowledge — the only way to output a messages which stay in the message line even after the program itself has ended and the command line is appearing again.)
>
> The MOVE creates a string with leading zeros. What would be the easiest/least-code/correct way to get rid of these?
>
> I can't pass the number as number, because the CL compiler complains when the call to SNDPGMMSG is done using *DEC instead of *CHAR.
>
> Thanks for your opinions!
>
> :wq! PoC