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srikanthkailasam
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I have a flat file of LRECL 8000. I have to search for the string 'ABC='. If present, then I have to extract into a new variable starting from 'ABC=' till the first occurence of '/'. I am not worried about the rest of the data.
Please note that the position of 'ABC=' is not fixed and will vary from one record to another. I can use INSPECT to check for the existence of 'ABC=' but how can I put it into a new variable.
Please suggest a solution for this. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
Once you find the 'ABC=' move the characters one at a time to the "output" area (using reference modification on both the input and the output) until you hit the '/'. |
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Anuj Dhawan
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Hi,
What code you have been using for this, please show us that - we might start from there . . . |
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srikanthkailasam
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Thanks Dick and Anuj for your replies.
Anuj,
I was thinking in the same line as Dick... I will start reading my input file as a group of 4 bytes and when I hit 'ABC=', then start procedding byte by bte until I hit '/'.. |
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srikanthkailasam
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| Code: |
MOVE WS-TEXT (A:4) TO HOLD-VAR
IF HOLD-VAR = 'ABC='
PERFORM UNTIL WS-TEXT(A:1) = '/'
MOVE WS-TEXT (A:1) TO FINAL-VAR(B:1)
ADD +1 TO B A
END-PERFORM
SET RECORD-DONE TO TRUE
ELSE
ADD +1 TO A
END-IF. |
The above code is working. Thanks Dick and Anuj for your time. |
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dick scherrer
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You're welcome - thank you for letting us know it is working 
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