Why the use of Delimited By clause is a Must in STRING

boo_sri · New User Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Location: charlotte

Why the use of Delimited By clause is a Must in STRING statements.

UmeySan · Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:25 pm

Hi !

Because a length is needed. This length is deducible from the delimiter.
In comon it's nothing else than a variable move.

Field-A Value 'aaaa bbbb'

String Field-A to Field-B de,imited by space

Field-B Value 'aaaa'

Move Field-A (1:4) to Field-B

Regards, UmeySan

boo_sri · New User Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 36 Location: charlotte

Suppose if you want to concatenate two strings, let us assume "AAA" "BBB" which don't have any delimiters. Then what is the use of delimiter clause here, why can't we use the String without delimiters.

UmeySan · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:49 pm

Hi !

Your example is a simple String with delimited by size

String Field-A, Field-B
delimited by size
into Field-Z
End-String

So please, don't spend to much time thinking on higher psychologically important background details of a command. Utilize the time to construct
clear and efficient programms.

Regards, UmeySan