Variable tips

["Al" <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My latest assignment is to construct a string of "fields" of variable
length, separated by commas, to supply a customer's specifications. My
source fields are predictable lengths, but I need to chop off leading zeros
& trailing blanks.

 

I expect I'll need a standard subroutine to do the chopping, one for
numeric, one for alpha fields, which will also return the resulting length
value, and the field edited, eg. 1234.567  (no commas at thousands, because
commas separate output fields) (decimal places vary but are fixed by field).

 

I am still unsure how to address (keep track of) 

"we're now at field 14, sideways position 101" or whatever, maybe use report
ending position plus a # if a variable can go there for the plus value.

 

I'm on V5R1, more comfortable with RPG/400 than RPG/ILE.  All my past
programming has been with fixed length fields.

 

I could use some tips as I stumble into this (for me) new mine field.

 

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Al Macintyre

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Home PC in midst of replacement.