Enhance %char %BIF to add %EDITC functionality %CHAR(mynumber:*NOZEROSUPPRES|*ZEROSUPPRESS)

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This team has quite a long list of higher priority requirements, so this request is not likely to be implemented anytime soon.

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And the next question is can we have *SEPARATOR:*NOSEPARATOR or *LEADINGSIGN:*TRAILINGSIGN :-)

But why not write your own procedure ?

Dcl-Pr MyEdit;

Dcl-Pi *N VarChar(64);
Number Packed(30:10) Const;
Options VarChar(64) Const;
End-Pi;

Select;
When %Scan('*NOZEROSUPPRES: Options) > 0;
Return %Edit(Number: 'X');
Other;
Return %Char(Number);
EndSl;
End-Pr;

So you could write var = %MyEdit(137: '*NOZEROSUPPRES);