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iBeny
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Hi

I have Rate(%) Column and Date Column in a report and there is a Scenario where these come out to be null.
The user requires me to print keyword 'Pending' instead of a Blank cell value Where Rate(%)/Date is null.
I am not able to handle it using IF in a Define.
I want something like:

-*RATE/D20.2= IF RATE IS MISSING THEN 'PENDING' ELSE RATE ;
-*RATE/A20 = IF RATE IS MISSING THEN 'PENDING' ELSE RATE;


this leads to a Data Type Mismatch, the first line of code cannot store 'Pending', the second line cannot store RATE as it is D20.2.

In the end report i need to show

RATE
0.8
0.9
Pending
Pending

Please Help Guys!

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Alan B
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Use FPRINT to convert the RATE field to A20. There are plenty of examples on the Forum.


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eric.woerle
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You could also use SET NODATA="Pending" . This will set all null values to whatever value you specify.


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iBeny
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I implemented SET NODATA = 'Pending'.
I'll also check the FPRINT if it does not remove the Leading 0 from the Decimal.


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MartinY
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Post your code...


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Wep5622
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You can also use dynamic formatting, search the forum for details.

It boils down to something like this:
DEFINE FILE FOO
  RATEFMT/A8 = IF RATE IS MISSING THEN 'A20' ELSE 'D12.2';
END
TABLE FILE FOO
PRINT COMPUTE RATEX/RATEFMT = IF RATE IS MISSING THEN 'Pending' ELSE RATE;
END


It's a bit tricky to get to work. For example, the format-field HAS to be of type A8, no smaller or larger, or it won't work.

FPRINT is definitely easier to get to work. Often I accompany it with a flag-field for conditional styling - text is left-justified, numbers right-justified. Does the trick.

The only issue with FPRINT is if you export the data to a format where calculations are done on the result, but I sure hope nobody plans to do so if some of the values can contain 'Pending'!


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