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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - RPG
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 16, 2016

RELATED IDEAS

Create BIF to move a numeric variable to character and retain leading zeros like the SQL DIGITS funtion

The existing way to move a numeric variable to a character variable and retain leading zeros is to use the %EDITC (with edit code of X) or %EDITW functions. This is a very cryptic way to accomplish the task and not at all intuitive. SQL has the DIGITS function which does the same thing in a much more straightforward manner.


Use Case:

Now:
charvar = %EDITC(number:'X') or
charvar = %EDITW(number:'0 ')

Proposed:
charvar = %DIGITS(number)


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Jul 29, 2016

    Since this ability is already available, although admittedly with a non-ideal syntax, IBM does not intend to provide a solution to this request at this time, so it is being closed.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 17, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #90161 in product IBM i.

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