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Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:15 pm**

I wnt to remove the spaces i've gathered in the variable

REC-INFO = XXXX ,AAAA ,SSSSSSS-DDDDD ,00/0/0000, -000000.00, 0.000000, ,

Can this be done in COBOL in any way???

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:52 pm**

As you posted it there were no spaces. Use the code tags to preserve your data, code and anything else that requires a fixed pitch font. Seek 9in the forum and you will find how to this. Clue: do not use the QuickReply button but the PostReply button. In fact, when you post you get the full editor anyway so you should investigate it's facilities before posting. (You take driving lessons before you drive a car, don't you?)

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:15 pm**

Hi Venky,

Yes, COBOL is very much capable of handling such conditions and more; there are various methods to achieve this, depending on your comfort level with COBOL.

Two quick methods are either by using 'INSPECT' or by using a well-coded 'PERFORM VARYING' construct with logic built to handle your requirement.

Try looking up the both of these in the COBOL programming manuals (link to manuals is at the top of page, or you can click here).
Try a small code piece using the same, if you get stuck, let us know and we might be able to help you.

Hth!

Regards.

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:39 pm**

Aki88 wrote:Hi Venky,

Yes, COBOL is very much capable of handling such conditions and more; there are various methods to achieve this, depending on your comfort level with COBOL.

Two quick methods are either by using 'INSPECT' or by using a well-coded 'PERFORM VARYING' construct with logic built to handle your requirement.

Try looking up the both of these in the COBOL programming manuals (link to manuals is at the top of page, or you can click here).
Try a small code piece using the same, if you get stuck, let us know and we might be able to help you.

Hth!

Regards.

Hi Aki,

Thanks.

Can you help me with an example code of using inspect.

Thanks & Regards,
Venky

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 7:58 pm**

I'd like to see code with INSPECT removing spaces as well, please :-)

venky720, can you show how you constructed that field. The best way to get rid of the spaces is not to put them there in the first place.

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:01 pm**

Hello Venky,

Here is a fairly simple (and a li'l badly coded) PERFORM loop to get this requirement done:

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016600 PERFORM VARYING X-COUNTER FROM 1 BY 1
016700 UNTIL X-COUNTER > LENGTH OF INPUT-VAR
016800 IF INPUT-VAR (X-COUNTER:1) = ' '
016900 CONTINUE
017000 ELSE
017100 MOVE INPUT-VAR (X-COUNTER:1) TO
017200 OUTPUT-VAR (X-OP-COUNTER:1)
017300 ADD 1 TO X-OP-COUNTER
017400 END-IF
017500 END-PERFORM.
017600 DISPLAY 'OUTPUT-VAR:' OUTPUT-VAR.

The variables are as below:

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009510 01 VARIABLE-DEFINITIONS.
009600 03 INPUT-VAR PIC X(101) VALUE
009700 ' XXXX ,AAAA ,SSSSSSS-DDDDD ,00/0/0000, -
009800- '000000.00, 0.000000, ,'.
009900 03 OUTPUT-VAR PIC X(101).
010000 03 COUNTER-VARIABLES.
010010 05 X-COUNTER PIC 9(3) VALUE ZEROS.
010100 05 X-OP-COUNTER PIC 9(3) VALUE 1.

The output is as below:

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OUTPUT-VAR:XXXX,AAAA,SSSSSSS-DDDDD,00/0/0000,-000000.00,0.000000,,

Regards.

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:03 pm**

Hello Billy,

:oops:

Didn't see your post; we rarely use INSPECTs/STRING/UNSTRINGs (always prefer a PERFORM loop), but yeah, let me try that as well beside PERFORM VARYINGs I mean.

Cheers.

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 9:55 pm**

Aki88 wrote:Hello Venky,

Here is a fairly simple (and a li'l badly coded) PERFORM loop to get this requirement done:

Select all
016600 PERFORM VARYING X-COUNTER FROM 1 BY 1
016700 UNTIL X-COUNTER > LENGTH OF INPUT-VAR
016800 IF INPUT-VAR (X-COUNTER:1) = ' '
016900 CONTINUE
017000 ELSE
017100 MOVE INPUT-VAR (X-COUNTER:1) TO
017200 OUTPUT-VAR (X-OP-COUNTER:1)
017300 ADD 1 TO X-OP-COUNTER
017400 END-IF
017500 END-PERFORM.
017600 DISPLAY 'OUTPUT-VAR:' OUTPUT-VAR.

The variables are as below:

Select all
009510 01 VARIABLE-DEFINITIONS.
009600 03 INPUT-VAR PIC X(101) VALUE
009700 ' XXXX ,AAAA ,SSSSSSS-DDDDD ,00/0/0000, -
009800- '000000.00, 0.000000, ,'.
009900 03 OUTPUT-VAR PIC X(101).
010000 03 COUNTER-VARIABLES.
010010 05 X-COUNTER PIC 9(3) VALUE ZEROS.
010100 05 X-OP-COUNTER PIC 9(3) VALUE 1.

The output is as below:

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OUTPUT-VAR:XXXX,AAAA,SSSSSSS-DDDDD,00/0/0000,-000000.00,0.000000,,

Regards.

Hi Aki,

Thanks, I'll try the above code and let you know how it works.

Thanks & Regards,
Venky

Posted: **Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:28 pm**

venky720 wrote:
BillyBoyo wrote:I'd like to see code with INSPECT removing spaces as well, please

venky720, can you show how you constructed that field. The best way to get rid of the spaces is not to put them there in the first place.

Billy, the code goes something like this

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01 XYZ-SEQ-REC-INFO.

05 XYZ-REC-DETAILS.
10 XYZ-ASD PIC X(05).
10 FILLER PIC X(04).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
10 XYZ-QWE PIC X(06).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
10 XYZ-RTY PIC X(30).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
10 XYZ-DT PIC X(10).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
10 XYZ-AMT PIC X(15).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
10 XYZ-UNITS PIC X(18).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
10 XYZ-RMRK PIC X(10).
10 FILLER PIC X(01) VALUE ','.
05 FILLERS.

And then i move values to it as the length of values are not always constant i get spaces in between.

Sorry for the repost.

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