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Posted: **Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:33 pm**

Hi,
I have a variable length input file
Some records can have blank at end of record

Input
ABCDEFGH.........
WXYZ..............
123456..........
9876-1234-5555-88
Dots indicate blanks

I need to shorten every record with blanks
The new record length would be equal to the last non-blank character position +4

Output
ABCDEFGH
WXYZ
123456
9876-1234-5555-88

Is it possible with DFSORT/ICETOOL?

Posted: **Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:59 pm**

Yes, Have a look at OUTFIL VLTRIM

Posted: **Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:22 pm**

Thank you Billy Boyo!

This is just what I need.

Have a nice day.

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