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HameedAli
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Hi
How to make a wildcard search in REXX?
If I want to do a wild card search in a string like the following, how do to do it REXX?
I'm sure of only First, Second and 7th Character.
I want to figure all the variables like
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'AB1234B5'
'AB4567B3'
'ABSDTTB2'
'AB34VBB7' |
the above may be a part of the string like
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| 'The data is sensitive, AB1234B5 the code' |
I wanna find whether anything like 'AB****B*' is present. |
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expat
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| AFAIK there is no built in functions for a wildcard - so it looks as if you need to code and test your own logic here. |
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Pandora-Box
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If you are trying to acheive it in rexx code
Try some thing like
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SUBSTR(STEM VARIABLE,1,2) = AB and
SUBSTR(STEM VARIABLE,7,1) = B
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Just gave a thought having assumtions.
Experts guide me |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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STRING.0 = 4
STRING.1 = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMB'
STRIN0.2 = 'AB345B789'
STRING.3 = '13456789'
STRING.4 = '1234567890AB3456B789'
KEY_POS_1_2 = 'AB'
KEY_POS_7 = 'B'
TRACE ?R
DO I = 1 TO STRING.0
X = POS(KEY_POS_1_2,STRING.I)
IF X > 0 THEN
DO
Y = POS(KEY_POS_7,STRING.I,X+2)
IF Y > 0 THEN
DO
IF Y - X = 6 THEN
DO
SAY 'HIT IN ' STRING.I
END
END
END
END
EXIT
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not elegant, but beggers can't be choosers;
they must create their own 'elegant' code. |
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Pandora-Box
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Much better [ ] Thanks dick
but beggers can't be choosers;
wht did you mean by that mind eloborating?
Thanks |
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Terry Heinze
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| It's a slang term meaning roughly that when you receive something for free, you don't have much of a right to complain about what you get. |
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ofer71
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Take a look at file 656 in CBTTAPE.
O. |
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cmsmoon
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you can use the commands to search string
F ALL P'C==PO'
= -> wildcard charater |
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Bill Woodger
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The discussion ended nearly four years ago.
Having said that, do you feel that you actually read the question? |
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cmsmoon
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| All discussion not ended Acutally.Let have a new Idea for wildcard search!!! |
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Pandora-Box
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Bill,
That is why Friday is Psychic  |
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Akatsukami
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| cmsmoon wrote: |
| All discussion not ended Acutally.Let have a new Idea for wildcard search!!! |
A good pre-condition would be having an idea that works. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
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you can use the commands to search string
F ALL P'C==PO'
= -> wildcard charater |
Where did you find documentation that says the "=" can be used as a wildcard?
Please do not post an untested/unworking "solution".
Also, when a topic has been dormant for so long, it is best to start a new topic and include the link to the old one if you feel it is necessary/useful. |
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Akatsukami
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| dick scherrer wrote: |
Hello,
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you can use the commands to search string
F ALL P'C==PO'
= -> wildcard charater |
Where did you find documentation that says the "=" can be used as a wildcard? |
cmsmoon is confusing (to put it politely) Rexx with ISPF Edit; the equals sign is a generic wildcard in picture strings. |
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Pedro
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| confusing (to put it politely) Rexx with ISPF Edit |
That is a great idea, Akatsukami: put the text in a file and then edit it with an initial macro that issues the FIND command. VPUT the return code of the FIND so that it can be found later by the caller.
But it is not very practical for a large amount of data to search through. |
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sergeyken
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/* REXX - verify wildcard without going into loop */
WildCard = 'ABC**1**Z'
String = 'We want to find something like ABC001xxZ but not ABC002xxY'
HiMask = Translate( WildCard, 'FF'x, '*' )
LowMask = Translate( WildCard, '00'x, '*' )
Do i = 1 to Words(String)
Single = Word( String, i )
HiSingle = BitAnd( Single, HiMask )
LowSingle = BitOr( Single, LowMask )
If HiSingle == LowSingle Then
Say "Word" Single "found - success!"
End i
return 0 |
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Robert Sample
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| sergeyken, did you notice that you are responding to a topic with the last post 3 years ago and originally started 7 years ago? |
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sergeyken
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| Robert Sample wrote: |
| sergeyken, did you notice that you are responding to a topic with the last post 3 years ago and originally started 7 years ago? |
Nevertheless the issue is as important as before. |
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RahulG31
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| sergeyken wrote: |
| Robert Sample wrote: |
| sergeyken, did you notice that you are responding to a topic with the last post 3 years ago and originally started 7 years ago? |
Nevertheless the issue is as important as before. |
It's a practice Not to answer a question Years after it was asked because:
1. The OP will not be interested in listening after Years of asking the question.
2. More importantly, the technology would/may have changed in those Years. So, the question itself would/may not be valid.
*Think about how you used to travel with Paper maps 10 Years ago. And now you have GPS. The question asked for a paper map would not be valid today And that is why It is Not a good practice to reply to Years old threads.
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Rohit Umarjikar
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| Nevertheless the issue is as important as before. |
Along with what RahuldG31 said, You can always start a new post with the tested solution and link this old thread to it instead of waking up the dead thread which would be useful for others. May be this needs to get a lock now. |
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daveporcelan
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Every time an old thread is wakened we go through this.
It is like ibmmainframes 'groundhog day'.
The 'prince charming' who wakes the sleeping beauty really has no idea they have done anything wrong.
Why is a new thread linking to an old one any better than a new entry in the old thread?
Is there anyway to have the site lock a thread after six months (or a year) of in-activity?
This would take care of all concerns.
Just my opinion on the matter. |
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