D'oh.  <head slap>

db

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / rob@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:56 PM
>
> No it doesn't.  It's an IF statement, not an eval, expressed or implied.
>
> Rob Berendt
>
> "Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent by: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 10/05/2004 03:23 PM
>
> Doesn't this change the value of TextField if any of the search characters
> are found?
>
> Otherwise, that seems like it should work.  I'd just change the target of
> the %xlate to a throwaway field.
>
> Thanks,
> db
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Jonathan Mason
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:07 PM
> >
> > Have you thought about using the %XLATE BIF?
> >
> > You could use the following:
> >
> >                If              TextField <> %XLate('&%*_?' : 'ABCDE' :
> TextField)
> >                ...character found
> >                Else
> >                ...character not found
> >                EndIf
> <snip>


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