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Re: How to extract 1st 6 bytes of HPSTREAMEDBY in a Streamx job
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"VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)" <[log in to unmask]>
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VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)
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Wed, 22 Mar 2000 21:47:23 -0800
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> End result:
>
> :SETVAR WHO_STREAMED_IT lft('!hpstreamedby',6)
> :SHOWVAR WHO_STREAMED_IT
> WHO_STREAMED_IT = JAY.PD

What if the streaming user name is longer than 6 characters?
That is why I prefer using the WORD function, as I previously
mentioned.

  :setvar who_streamed_it word(hpstreamedby)
                  #note: you don't need the ! and the quotes.

works for any user names on your system.

regards,
Jeff Vance, CSY

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