CL built-in function "substring"

Is it possible to have simple math in the "substring" expression? For example subtract 1 from the start position?

Or must I set up variables?

On v5r4

Thanks!



chgvar &text (%sst(&text 1 &start_pos1 - 1 &end_pos))




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