Removing the Trailing spaces after move

samayamsasi · New User Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Bangalore

Guys,

now i am facing the below problem

i had two variables(X,Y)
when i moving X to Y . the variable:y contain the Trailing spaces, i don't want that

if x contain 2 then y should contain 2(with out sapces,After moving the X to Y)

if x contain 22 then y should contain the 22 (with out spaces,After moving the X to Y)

Regards,
Sasi

William Thompson · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:46 pm

For an urgent question you don't give much detail....

What language?
What is the data description of the two fields?
If you don't want trailing spaces, what do you want? Trailing question marks????

samayamsasi · New User Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Bangalore

william,

a)this is cobol program

b) 05 X PIC X(10)
05 Y PIC X(10)

c) my requirement is Y should contain the value with outspaces

William Thompson · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:10 pm

Since they are the same size, everything and anything in X will be moved to Y.
If X contains any spaces, then Y will recieve those spaces.
Your "requirement" doesn't make much sense, could you expand on it?

samayamsasi · New User Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 7 Location: Bangalore

they r the same size,

if x contain the value 2 with remaining spaces , when i moved( x to y)
i want the values of Y is 2 only i no need spaces

same as above if i x contain 22 with remaining spaces, when i moved (X to y) in this case also y shoudget 22 with out spaces
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Thanks
Sasi

William Thompson · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:54 pm

Are you trying to move for instance the "22" of the "22bbbbbbbb" in X to the first two positions in Y without overlaying the other 8 positions in Y?
Something line move X(1:2) to Y(1:2)?

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:52 pm

Hello,

Your output field is x(10) - so 10 bytes must be accounted for. If you do not want spaces in the trailing positions what do you want? There is no dynamic "squeeze" function that changes the picture/length of your output field to the length of the data before the trailing space(s).