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<Raghuraman>
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Hi all
LNAME field length is 25. but the varibale contains only less then or equal 25.
What i want i need to eliminate the space

for example
temp=substr(25,LNAME,1,LENGTH(LNAME),LENGTH(LNAME),TEMP);

LENGTH is not correct statement. Just i put u can easy to understand.
 
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Leah
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LNAME field length is 25. but the varibale contains only less then or equal 25.
What i want i need to eliminate the space


Are you trying to build a field eliminating spaces such as

FNAME LNAME - for example LEAH CROSS or do you have some other purpose.

If yes look into the concatenation characters '|' soft, versus '||' hard.

DEFINE FILE XXX
NAME/A51 = FNAME || ( ' ' | LNAME );
END

Would create a field with first and then last separated by a space.

(Assumes first and last are 25 each)

DEFINE FILE XXX
NAME/A51 = LNAME || ( ', ' | FNAME);
END

Would give Last then first separated by a comma.

Of course this may not be what you are wanting to do, but hope it helps.


Leah
 
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Francis Mariani
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To convert multiple blanks between words to one blank in a text string, I use the SQUEEZ function:

CUST_NMX/A76 = SQUEEZ(76, CUST_NM, 'A76');


Francis


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OPALTOSH
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I believe the function you are looking for is LEN.
But you will have to give the new field name (temp) a format and the only logical format to give it is A25 so you can never eliminate the blanks on the end of the field.
Why would you want to anyway. I don't understand what you are trying to do.

The LEN function will tell the length of the field up to the first blank.
 
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