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BI_Developer
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Hello

I have a table with only 1 field of length 300 characters. It technically consists of multiple data columns separated by a space.
I am using EDIT, GETTOK functions but at some point it's breaking. Below data is an example. I need to split each record into 4 different fields.
ATLANTA 1 GEORGIA GA
CUPERTINO 2 CALIFORNIA CA
AUSTIN 333 TEXAS TX
BILLINGS 1232 MONTANA MT

Please suggest.

Thanks

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MartinY
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Try using STRREP to replace the space by another character then use GETTOK to separate into different field.


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Tom Flynn
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Open the Manual and learn the correct syntax...

-SET &REC_1 = 'ATLANTA 1 GEORGIA GA';
-SET &REC_2 = 'CUPERTINO 2 CALIFORNIA CA';
-SET &REC_3 = 'AUSTIN 333 TEXAS TX';
-SET &REC_4 = 'BILLINGS 1232 MONTANA MT';
-SET &PASS  = 0;
-REPEAT DO_4_LINES 4 TIMES
-SET &PASS  = &PASS + 1;
-SET &GETTOK_VALUE = '&|REC_' || &PASS || '.EVAL';
-SET &CONVERT_VAL1 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 1, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL2 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 2, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL3 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 3, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL4 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 4, ' ', 50, 'A50');

-SET &VAL_1 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL1);
-SET &VAL_2 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL2);
-SET &VAL_3 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL3);
-SET &VAL_4 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL4);

-TYPE &GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL
-TYPE ********************
-TYPE VAL 1= &VAL_1
-TYPE VAL 2= &VAL_2
-TYPE VAL 3= &VAL_3
-TYPE VAL 4= &VAL_4
-TYPE -TYPE ********************
-DO_4_LINES
-EXIT


Generates:
  
 ATLANTA 1 GEORGIA GA
 ********************
 VAL 1= ATLANTA
 VAL 2= 1
 VAL 3= GEORGIA
 VAL 4= GA
 ********************
 CUPERTINO 2 CALIFORNIA CA
 ********************
 VAL 1= CUPERTINO
 VAL 2= 2
 VAL 3= CALIFORNIA
 VAL 4= CA
 ********************
 AUSTIN 333 TEXAS TX
 ********************
 VAL 1= AUSTIN
 VAL 2= 333
 VAL 3= TEXAS
 VAL 4= TX
 ********************
 BILLINGS 1232 MONTANA MT
 ********************
 VAL 1= BILLINGS
 VAL 2= 1232
 VAL 3= MONTANA
 VAL 4= MT
 ********************


Tom Flynn
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dhagen
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or:

Master
FILENAME=INPUT, SUFFIX=DFIX    ,
 DATASET=baseapp/input.txt, $
  SEGMENT=INPUT, SEGTYPE=S0, $
    FIELDNAME=FIELD_1, USAGE=A10V, ACTUAL=A10VB, $
    FIELDNAME=FIELD_2, USAGE=I6, ACTUAL=A4V, $
    FIELDNAME=FIELD_3, USAGE=A12V, ACTUAL=A12VB, $
    FIELDNAME=FIELD_4, USAGE=A2V, ACTUAL=A2VB, $


Acx:
SEGNAME=INPUT, 
  DELIMITER=' ', 
  ENCLOSURE='''', 
  HEADER=NO, 
  CDN=OFF, 
  CONNECTION=<local>, $


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jcannavo
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I personally would try to clean this up at the data table level so you don't have the issue of trying to break it apart with WF. A space is a terrible delimiter, all it takes is one string within that field to have an inadvertent space and your logic to break it apart is hosed. Any reason why you have one delimited field rather than a table with the fields broken out into separate data columns?


JC
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Waz
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Also in V8, there is a new token function called..... TOKEN, works well, less parameters.


Waz...

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Wep5622
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom Flynn:
-SET &REC_1 = 'ATLANTA 1 GEORGIA GA';
-SET &REC_2 = 'CUPERTINO 2 CALIFORNIA CA';
-SET &REC_3 = 'AUSTIN 333 TEXAS TX';
-SET &REC_4 = 'BILLINGS 1232 MONTANA MT';
-SET &PASS  = 0;
-REPEAT DO_4_LINES 4 TIMES
-SET &PASS  = &PASS + 1;
-SET &GETTOK_VALUE = '&|REC_' || &PASS || '.EVAL';
-SET &CONVERT_VAL1 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 1, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL2 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 2, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL3 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 3, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL4 = GETTOK('&GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL', 50, 4, ' ', 50, 'A50');

-SET &VAL_1 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL1);
-SET &VAL_2 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL2);
-SET &VAL_3 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL3);
-SET &VAL_4 = TRUNCATE(&CONVERT_VAL4);

-TYPE &GETTOK_VALUE.EVAL
-TYPE ********************
-TYPE VAL 1= &VAL_1
-TYPE VAL 2= &VAL_2
-TYPE VAL 3= &VAL_3
-TYPE VAL 4= &VAL_4
-TYPE -TYPE ********************
-DO_4_LINES
-EXIT


Because I always wonder about that whenever I encounter EVAL, that can indeed be written without. Here's the relevant section:
-SET &GETTOK_VALUE = &REC_.&PASS;
-SET &CONVERT_VAL1 = GETTOK(&GETTOK_VALUE, 50, 1, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL2 = GETTOK(&GETTOK_VALUE, 50, 2, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL3 = GETTOK(&GETTOK_VALUE, 50, 3, ' ', 50, 'A50');
-SET &CONVERT_VAL4 = GETTOK(&GETTOK_VALUE, 50, 4, ' ', 50, 'A50');


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Hank W.
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A space is a terrible delimiter, all it takes is one string within that field to have an inadvertent space and your logic to break it apart is hosed.



SANTA FE 666 NEW MEXICO NM


Cheers,
H.
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David Briars
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SANTA FE 666 NEW MEXICO NM

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BI_Developer
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quote:
Originally posted by jcannavo:
I personally would try to clean this up at the data table level so you don't have the issue of trying to break it apart with WF. A space is a terrible delimiter, all it takes is one string within that field to have an inadvertent space and your logic to break it apart is hosed. Any reason why you have one delimited field rather than a table with the fields broken out into separate data columns?

It's a file that is coming from mainframe. FTP to webfocus server. 
 
!/bin/mfftp toud t 'filename'  /WF/ibi/wf8/apps/baseapp/filename.txt 80 FB DIRMIXCASE


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Hank W.
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Well, it is a mainframe extract file... if you ask the jurassic park staff nicely they might tweak the JCL to make it comma-delimited, though they will lament endlessly how much it costs to store a comma. Unless it is stored that way originally, when it might be actually position-stored... but the extract should be able to handle that.


Cheers,
H.
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jcannavo
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tweak the JCL to make it comma-delimited


Long as there's no commas in the data either Big Grin.

But seriously I think, if possible, somehow getting the pieces broken apart differently before getting to WF is going to minimize the pulling of your hair out.


JC
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