Want first 8 characters to be moved to the another variable

Help-Me-Out · New User Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Pune

Thanks Ashwin for solution I think this gonna work in my program. As there will not be any characters in acct field.

Thanks,

Sandeep.

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:09 pm

Hello,

That may work as long as the value is always 8 positions long and never contains a non-numeric other than leading spaces. If the value is entered externally, ensuring that it is numeric (not just supposed to be) can prevent later abends.