RE: Combining numeric values -- WEB400

Here is a copy of the HTML

<HTML>                                                         
<HEAD>                                                         
<TITLE>This is a test</TITLE>                                  
</HEAD>                                                        
<BODY>                                                         
<FORM ACTION="http://192.168.0.200/cgi-bin/test1"; METHOD="GET"> 
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="LAST">                                
<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT">                                          
</FORM>                                                        
</BODY>                                                        
</HTML>                                                        

-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of cozzi@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 11:51 PM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: [WEB400] Combining numeric values



Look at you <INPUT> tag in your HTML.
Is the name="LAST" exactly the same as your cgiGetVar('LAST') call? If
not, that's your problem.  These names are case sensitive--A common
problem.

-Bob


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: [WEB400] Combining numeric values
> From: "D.W." <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, October 08, 2005 10:16 pm
> To: "'Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries'" <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This is turning into one of those projects that always takes twice as 
> long as it should :)
> 
> This is probably more for Bob Cozzi but if anyone else can assist I 
> promise to READ EVERY SINGLE post and respond appropriately.
> 
> I have setup a very simple webpage that has one input tag called LAST 
> (for last name) and by using the GET method I can see it being passed 
> so I know this part is working correctly.
> 
> My program takes this input via cgiGetVar and assigns it to LAST NAME 
> with the following lines of code:
> 
> C                   CALLP     cgiinit()                   
> C                   EVAL      LASTNAME = cgiGetVar('LAST')
> 
> I am then attempting to write this to a PF called RECM with the
> following:
> 
> C                   MOVE      LASTNAME      LNAME
> C                   WRITE     RECM               
> 
> A blank record is written to the file but nothing in the LNAME 
> field...so either I am not getting the data correctly from the web or 
> I am missing something else along the way....any suggestions, hints 
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of cozzi@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 5:46 PM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: [WEB400] Combining numeric values
> 
> 
> Douglas,
> 
> Are you saying that you have 3 input fields on the web page. You want 
> to take them and combined them into one long field in the CGI program?

> Is that right?
> 
> Then, yes, use + in EVAL to do that.  eval ssn = SSN1+SSN2+SSN3
> 
> Of course you'd have to do the appropriate edit check before this to 
> insure they have the right number of digits.
> 
> -Bob
> 
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: [WEB400] Combining numeric values
> > From: "D.W." <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Sat, October 08, 2005 3:36 pm
> > To: "Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries" <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > One of our physical files has a field that is used for holding SSN
> > data, 9 characters in length with no decimals.
> > 
> > With cgi, we are parsing the data into three separate variables to
> > ensure the length is correct and contains only numeric values..IE:
SS1
> 
> > 3 characters in length, SS2 2 characters in length and SS3 4
> > characters in length.
> > 
> > Where I am stumped is attempting to combine these into a fourth so
> > that if I have 123-45-6789 as a SSN it will come in via the browser
as
> 
> > SS1=123, SS2=45, SS3=6789 I can turn it into 123456789.
> > 
> > I thought about defining the variables as character type and then
> > concatenate them with an EVAL statement and then just write it to
the 
> > PF...anyone have any issues with this?  Any suggestions would be 
> > appreciated.
> > 
> > Douglas
> > 
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