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Daniel G
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I have a variable that is populated from a multipal select element on a web page. The value is set like this '01a' OR '01b' after submitted. I take that variable and strip out all of the ' and the word(s) OR leaving me with 01a01b. I need to be able and use this variable to test and see it if contains 01a or 01b.

Code example:


-* &SELECTED_SECTION = 01a01b

-REPEAT SECTION_LOOPER FOR &loop FROM 1 TO 19

-SET &SECTION = DECODE &loop ( 1 '01a' 2 '01b' 3 '01c' 4 '02a' 5 '02b' 6 '02c' 7 '03' 8 '04' 9 '05' 10 '06' 11 '07' 12 '07a' 13 '07b' 14 '08' 15 '09' 16 '09a' 17 '09b' 18 '10' 19 '11');

-SET &SHOW_SECTION = IF &SELECTED_SECTION CONTAINS &SECTION THEN 'YES' ELSE 'NO';

-TYPE &SHOW_SECTION

-SECTION_LOOPER


When I run the code and it tries to executes the if contains statement I get this error: (FOC281) ALPHA ARGUMENTS IN PLACE WHERE NUMERIC ARE CALLED FOR

When &SELECTED_SECTION is set to just 01a the code works correctly. Anyone have a suggestion?

Daniel

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Wep5622
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Works here on 7.7.

Did you remove the -SET command in that commented-out line on purpose or is that perhaps where your error originates?


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Daniel G
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the -* &SELECTED_SECTION = 01a01 is just to show the format of the variable. I have set it before the loop.


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susannah
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Im in 7.6.8 and we still have a 12 character limit to label names
so i changed your SECTION_LOOPER to section_loop
and it ran fine.
but also, do this:
-SET &SHOW_SECTION = IF &SELECTED_SECTION.QUOTEDSTRING CONTAINS &SECTION.QUOTEDSTRING THEN whatever
Use the .QUOTEDSTRING, its just good policy.



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Daniel G
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.QUOTEDSTRING worked thank you!


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