RE: scanning for a hex value in RPGIV

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From the example you gave, it looks like you want to search
for the string "=BC", not the hex char xBC.  Or am I misreading
your sample?

Regards,

Jim Langston

> From: "Shannon O'Donnell" <orion@auburnctnet.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 4:42 PM
> Subject: scanning for a hex value in RPGIV
>
>
> >From within an RPGIV program...I am reading a db file which contains HTM=
L
> source code. I want to scan each record, searching for specific
characters.
>
> For example, if I insert the paragraph symbol in the HTML, I want to scan
> the HTML source and see if it contains the paragraph symbol.
>
> Here's a sample record. Note the paragraph symbol:
>
>  <p class=3DMsoNormal>This is a para mark =B6 and I m putting it right
here.</p>
>
> In my RPG program I am using the SCAN  (tried the %SCAN BIF too) opcode t=
o
> scan for a hex value of x'b6'...which is the para symbol.
> However, the SCAN fails to find a match.
>
> Anyone have an idea of why the SCAN is failing?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Shannon O'Donnell