That's a good example to keep on your WEB page, since it's easily forgotten, but very handy to know/have access to. Thanks. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Gobes [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 4:31 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Supertool : Leading Zeroes > > OK, I'm wrong for a 2nd time today! > > It's time to actually create an example: > > Here's a file with one field, X4, leading spaces: > > >fo data > File: DATA.PAUL.TECHSUP (SD Version B.00.00) > Entry: Offset > X4 X4 1 > Limit: 3 EOF: 3 Entry Length: 4 Blocking: 64 > >in data;o*;x > 23 > 5 > 123 > IN=3, OUT=3. CPU-Sec=1. Wall-Sec=1. > > Now define a new DISPLAY field and perform and arithmetic > operation on it, so that Suprtool actually zero fills the field: > > >in data > >def z4,1,4,display > >ext z4 = z4 * 1 > >out data2 > >x > Warning: Using Output DATA2,Link > IN=3, OUT=3. CPU-Sec=1. Wall-Sec=1. > > > Now let's look at the file, and what the data looks like now: > > >fo data2 > File: DATA2.PAUL.TECHSUP (SD Version B.00.00) > Entry: Offset > Z4 Z4 1 > Limit: 3 EOF: 3 Entry Length: 4 Blocking: 64 > >in data2;o*;x > 0023 > 0005 > 0123 > IN=3, OUT=3. CPU-Sec=1. Wall-Sec=1. > > > Sorry for the misleading previous posts. > > /paul > > ----------------------------------------- > Paul Gobes, Technical Support Mgr. > Robelle Solutions Technology Inc. > 888 ROBELLE (762-3553) or 1-604-582-1700 > [log in to unmask] fax: 1-604-582-1799 > > ----------------------------------------- > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *