I want to open a txt file and return the char count using DMC.

Thx

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Tamra,

If the text file just has one line you do this with Dialog Manager. Create a stored procedure:

FILEDEF INFILE DISK filename (LRECL 256
-RUN
-SET &INFIELD=0;                
-READ INFILE &INFIELD.A256B. 
-SET &INFIELD=RTRIM(&INFIELD);
-TYPE &INFIELD.LENGTH

quote:

-SET &INFIELD=RTRIM(&INFIELD);

getting error. other then that works perfect.

02/23/2015 09:05:24 LOOPBACK 0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 6 IN PROCEDURE __WCFEX FOCEXEC *
02/23/2015 09:05:24 LOOPBACK (FOC263) EXTERNAL FUNCTION OR LOAD MODULE NOT FOUND: RTRIM

Sorry, RTRIM is a new "simplified" function in 7.7.06. You could use the legacy function TRIMV

   
-SET &INFIELD=TRIMV('T', &INFIELD, 256, ' ', 2, 'A256V'); 

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Clif,

thx Clif works great