How to remove junk values from the last 10 bytes of filler

maverick05 · New User Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 54 Location: Earth

Hi,

I have a group variable(of a communication copybook) of 100 bytes.with last 10 bytes as filler.

But these last 10 bytes are having junk value.

So before moving the data to 90 bytes,i am initialising the group variable.

But filler is not initalised as initialisation wont touch filler(as per my knowledge)

So how to remove junk values from the last 10 bytes of filler???

Thanks

dneufarth · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:08 am

check out 'referential modification'

move spaces to rec(90:10)

Dave

Lord.of.Wind · New User Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 60

sridevi2005 · New User Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 42

HI,

You can't itiliaze filler clause.
U have to move spaces by using referential modification.

Thanks,
Sridevi

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

The general solution for a group level variable with perhaps multiple fillers is to move spaces to the group, then you can init.

This approach results in spaces in the fillers and appropriately inited varables of various data formats.

Of course, ref/moded moves will also work but can become cumbersom.