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getit
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I have data as follows,

DEPTH........NAME
1...........DAVE
2...........KIM
3...........RODNEY
1...........MARGARET
2...........ROJA


I need to add spaces to the NAME field depending on the value of DEPTH. For example I need to add 1 space to DAVE and two spaces to KIM and so on. I put dots and brackets to illustrate here but are not needed.

DEPTH........NAME
1...........(.)DAVE
2...........(..)KIM
3...........(...)RODNEY
1...........(.)MARGARET
2...........(..)ROJA

Thanks.

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


App Studio Version 8202
windows Platform
SQL Server 2008/2012
 
Posts: 183 | Location: TX | Registered: January 22, 2007Report This Post
<JG>
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TABLE FILE CAR
SUM MAX.SEATS
ON TABLE SAVE
END
-RUN
-READ SAVE &FORMAT1.A3.
-SET &FORMAT2= 24 + &FORMAT1;
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT SEATS
COMPUTE DOTS/A&FORMAT1.EVAL = DECODE SEATS(1 '.' 2 '..' 3 '...' 4 '....' 5 '.....' ELSE ''); NOPRINT
COMPUTE NEWCOL1/A&FORMAT2.EVAL = DOTS || MODEL; NOPRINT
COMPUTE NEWCOL2/A&FORMAT2.EVAL = CTRAN(&FORMAT2.EVAL, NEWCOL1, 46, 32, NEWCOL2);
ON TABLE SET SHOWBLANKS ON
END
 
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Alan B
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John

If you use STRREP, you would have to worry less about the DECODE I believe.

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM MAX.SEATS
ON TABLE SAVE
END
-RUN
-READ SAVE &FORMAT1.A3.
-SET &FORMAT2= 24 + &FORMAT1;
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT SEATS
COMPUTE MODEL1/A&FORMAT2 = '#' | MODEL; NOPRINT
COMPUTE MODEL2/A&FORMAT2 = STRREP (&FORMAT2,MODEL1,1,'#',SEATS-1,'          ',&FORMAT2,'A&FORMAT2');
ON TABLE SET SHOWBLANKS ON
END


Alan.
WF 7.705/8.007
 
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<JG>
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Alan quite right however my concern with doing that is that you have to use a replacement string greater than the declared replacement string length.

Knowing the way the developers in New York seem to have a passion for making subtle changes
to subroutines there is always the possibility that it might not work in the future.
 
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getit
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Thank you both for your suggestions..that will work for me..
I am trying to understand the logic here.
Why are you both adding 24 here to the max value??


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Posts: 183 | Location: TX | Registered: January 22, 2007Report This Post
<JG>
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The reason for the 24 is quite simple, It's the original length of the field MODEL from the car file.
 
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