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amar.mce
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i wanted to compare the 1st three characters of a string.
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length of variable is 10. of which 1st three characters must be AAA.
THANKS IN ADVANCE |
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Gnanas N
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Hello Amar,
Welcome to this forum.
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IF WS-VAR(1:3) = 'AAA' THEN
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Correct me if I am wrong. |
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Aaru
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amar,
Hi and welcome to the forums.
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| i wanted to compare the 1st three characters of a string. |
You can use reference modification technique.
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IF B(1:3) = 'AAA' THEN
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murmohk1
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Addition to above suggestions -
using 'redefine'. |
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Gnanas N
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Murali,
Could you explain in detail? |
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murmohk1
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Gnanas,
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01 A PIC X(10).
01 B REDEFINES A.
02 FIRST-A-3 PIC X(3).
02 REM-A-OPTIONAL PIC X(n).
====> where n=1 to 7 <==== comment
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Now use FIRST-A-3 var for comparision. |
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Gnanas N
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| Fine. Thanks Murali. |
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