Re: Another Concatenation Question

[Dave <dschopp@xxxxxxx>]

"Michael Naughton" <mnaughton=ASFSQzaE8w1Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
helped spread the news by saying:

> Hi David,
>
> Instead of
> Text = Text + ', License #:' ....
>
> Use
> Text  = %Trim(Text) + ', License #:' ....
>
> for your 2nd (and all subsequent assignments).
>
> hth
>
> rpg400-l=Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org writes:
>>Why doesn't the following code work?
>>
>>Given Values                  Len
>>-------------------- -----
>>Text = *Blank                  80
>>E$CkNo = 002850          6.0
>>E$DrLc = "AAA123"         15
>>E$DlSt = "MT"                   2
>>E$CkGn = "BBB456"         15
>>
>>Code:
>>-----
>> * Text will be "Ck: #999999, License #: AAAAAAAA (XX), Guar#:
>> AAAAAAAAA"
>>
>>C                   Eval      Text = 'Ck: #' +
>>%trim(%editc(E$CkNo:'4')) C                   If        E$DrLc <> ' '
>>C                   Eval      Text = Text + ', License #: ' + E$DrLc
>>C                   If        E$DlSt <> ' '
>>C                   Eval      Text = Text + '(' + E$DlSt + ')'
>>C                   Endif
>>C                   Endif
>>
>>C                   If        E$CkGn <> ' '
>>C                   Eval      Text = Text + ', Guar#:' + %trim(E$CkGn)
>>C                   Endif
>>
>>
>>Result:
>>--------
>>Text = "Ck: #2850"
>>
>>Can't figure out why Text isn't appended to after the first assignment
>>line.
>>
>>Let's not get into any VARYING discussions or anything like that.  I
>>just wanna know how to get this to work.
>>
>>--
>>David Schopp
>>WISDM Team Leader
>>Computers Unlimited
>
>
>
> Mike Naughton
> Senior Programmer/Analyst
> Judd Wire, Inc.
> 124 Turnpike Road
> Turners Falls, MA  01376
> 413-863-4357 x444
> mnaughton=ASFSQzaE8w1Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org
>
>

"%trimr" worked like a champ!  Thank you all.